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  • Cardiology
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical condition often requiring advanced imaging for diagnosis and risk stratification.
  • Submassive PE presents unique challenges in management and prognosis.

Observation:

  • A 76-year-old woman presented with symptoms of pleuritic pain, dyspnea, and lower limb swelling, indicative of deep vein thrombosis and PE.
  • Computed tomographic pulmonary angiogram confirmed bilateral pulmonary artery thrombi, while echocardiography revealed right ventricular dilation, pulmonary hypertension, and a mobile right ventricular thrombus.

Findings:

  • Echocardiography proved crucial in identifying a free-floating right ventricular thrombus and assessing the severity of pulmonary hypertension and biventricular dysfunction.
  • Following thrombolysis, the patient showed significant clinical improvement, with echocardiographic evidence of restored biventricular function and normalized pulmonary artery pressures.

Implications:

  • This case underscores the value of echocardiography as a key tool for risk stratification and guiding management in submassive pulmonary embolism.
  • Echocardiographic findings, particularly the presence and mobility of right ventricular thrombi, can inform treatment decisions and predict outcomes in PE patients.