A case of saddle pulmonary embolus visualized on a transthoracic echocardiography in a 69-year-old female

A 69-year-old female with history of immobilization presented with shortness of breath and generalized weakness and was found to have large saddle pulmonary embolus on CT scan. Further evaluation with a transthoracic echocardiography revealed a moderately enlarged and hypokinetic right ventricle wit...

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Main Authors: Dilli Ram Poudel, Smith Giri, Ranjan Pathak, Inyong Hwang, Shadwan Alsafwah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/31058/pdf_142