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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
[Three cases of acute pulmonary thromboembolism diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography]
Yusuke Kusaka1, Toshiyuki Sawai, Masayuki Ito
1Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki 569-8686.
Abstract:
We report 3 cases of acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). In all these cases, cardiovascular state of the patient was unstable and therefore computerized tomography and catheterization of the pulmonary artery for diagnosis of PTE could not be performed. TEE was useful for diagnosis of acute PTE. All three patients passed away eventually and we had a difficult experience for treatment of acute PTE. We should take various measures against deep vein thrombosis for prevention of acute PTE.
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