[Pulmonary edema in pulmonary thromboembolism]

Thirty six decreased with pulmonary thrombembolism (PTE) were analytically studied. 18 of them being with concomitant pulmonary edema (PE), confirmed pathologoanatomically. The incidence established was in 50 per cent of all the deceased, most often in combination with the unfavourable--factors arterial hypertension IIB stage and ischemic heart disease in 77,7 per cent. The effect of two factors on hemodynamics is discussed--elevated peripheral vascular resistance and coronary ischemia. In 18 deceased patients with PTE and PE the multiple intrapulmonary localization of emboli (61%) was predominating as well as the advancement of right cardiac insufficiency.