Interventricular septal shift due to massive pulmonary embolism shown by CT pulmonary angiography: An old sign revisited

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1092-1094

  Oliver, T B ^a   Reid, J H ^b   Murchison, J T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b BORDERS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pulmonary angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular dysfunction; Spiral computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031675410     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.12.1092     Document Type: Article

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