Transthoracic Echocardiographic Documentation of Disappearance of Massive Pulmonary Artery Thromboemboli after Fibrinolytic Therapy |
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| Authors: | Onbasili Osman Alper Polatli Mehmet Tekten Tarkan Ceyhan Ceyhun Sen Serdar |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey;(2) Department of Chest Disease, School of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey;(3) Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we report two cases of acute massive pulmonary thromboemboli with pulmonary artery thrombus, in which disappearance of thrombus followed fibrinolytic therapy were documented at transthoracic echocardiographic follow-up. Data from these limited experiences suggest that, transthoracic echocardiography might be useful as a first diagnostic screening in cases of suspect pulmonary thromboembolism and thrombolytic therapy might be considered in patients with pulmonary artery thrombus with pulmonary embolism. |
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| Keywords: | pulmonary thromboembolism pulmonary artery thrombus thrombolytic therapy |
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