Vnitr Lek 1991, 37(7-8):686-689
[Echocardiographic detection of wedged emboli in the right heart in patients with pulmonary embolisms].
- II. interní klinika 3. fakulty vseobecného lékarství Univerzity Karlovy, Praha.
The authors describe two case-histories of patients with the clinical picture of pulmonary embolism where on echocardiography a mobile formation in the right atrium was detected. In both patients the embolus of peripheral origin wedged in the right atrium was removed by surgery.
Keywords: Aged; Echocardiography; Embolism, complications, ; Heart Atria; Heart Diseases, complications, ; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Embolism, complications,
Published: July 1, 1991 Show citation