Small left atrium: An adjunctive sign of hemodynamically compromised massive pulmonary embolism

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 733-736

  Hama, Yukihiro ^a,b   Yakushiji, Tadayuki ^b   Iwasaki, Yoshie ^b   Kaji, Tatsumi ^b   Isomura, Naoei ^b   Kusano, Shoichi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Computed tomography; Diagnostic imaging; Echocardiography; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 29144475178     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: 05135796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.5.733     Document Type: Article

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