Abstract
Transesophageal echocardiography and contrast-enhanced spiral CT of the chest helped to avoid a pulmonary angiography in an elderly patient with saddle pulmonary thromboembolism and allowed for direct evaluation of its resolution during treatment with subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Contrast Media
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
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Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage
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Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / administration & dosage
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Injections, Subcutaneous
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Male
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Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
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Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy*
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Radiographic Image Enhancement
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Substances
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Contrast Media
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Fibrinolytic Agents
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight