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7566536

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether transthoracic ecocardiography M-B mode was a sensitive and/or specific test for the early diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PEA). For this purpose, we studied 7 patients with PEA as a complication of: deep leg venous thrombosis (3 cases), complicated bone fractures (2 cases), meniscectomy (1 case) and postpartum (1 case). The patients (3 males and 4 females), mean age of 46 +/- 7 years, did not have any previous earlier heart and/or pulmonary diseases. The diagnosis of PEA was made on the basis of clinical criteria, ecg and laboratory tests. Ecocardiography was performed using an IREX 3 M-B mode equipment; the measurements for the calculation of the indexes were made utilizing a short axis parasternal window. The parameters studied were: RVEDD/LVEDD ratio, LVDI Okubo index and the TR grade. Data were analyzed employing the paired Student's t test. In all patients was observed a statistically significant enlargement on the right heart cavities; while only in 3 of them was it possible to observe a slight reduction of the left ventricular cavities. In conclusion, the ecocardiographic exam was is a sensitive test for the diagnosis of PEA. Particularly, the RVEDD/LVEDD ratio gave an early and quantitative indication of the obstruction severity. Indeed, the morphological alteration of the right cavities became evident when the embolic obstruction was of at least 30%. Hence, we suggest that the standard ecocardiography M-B. mode may be regarded has a rapid diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of PEA.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0026-4725
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[Role of MB-mode transthoracic echography in the early diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism].
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Clinica Medica I, Ospedale Garibaldi, Università degli Studi, Catania.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract