Echocardiography detects and demonstrates disappearance of right atrial and pulmonary artery thrombus: Case report

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作者
Tsoukas, A [1 ]
Marantidou, P [1 ]
Koliandris, I [1 ]
Markakis, N [1 ]
Christakos, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Asclepion Voulas Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Athens, Greece
来源
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES | 1999年 / 16卷 / 05期
关键词
echocardiography; pulmonary embolism; thrombus; heparin;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00087.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We present the case of a patient with acute pulmonary embolism and a large right atrial and a smaller pulmonary artery thrombus. Thrombi were successfully treated with intravenous heparin. Echocardiography teas used to document the morphological evolution of thrombi and to evaluate the medical treatment.
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