Changing biventricular mechanics during thrombectomy for intermediate high-risk pulmonary embolism

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: Cardiovascular Flashlight and colleagues from the DepartmentErasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands have published the article: Changing biventricular mechanics during thrombectomy for intermediate high-risk pulmonary embolism, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)

SUMMARY

    On hospital admission, oxygen saturation was 97% on room air, heart rate was ≥100 beats/min, and blood pressure was 121/ 52 mmHg. Pulmonary embolism (PE) was con­ firmed by computed tomography, affecting bilat­ eral central and subsegmental branches (Panel C). Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a dilated right ventricle (RV) with flattened interven­ tricular septum (see Supplementary material online, Video . . .

     

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