Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography for pulmonary embolectomy without cardiopulmonary bypass

Deleuze, P; Saada, M.; Paulis, Ruggero De; Brochard, Laurent; Mazzucotelli, Jean‐Philippe; Rotman, N; Loisance, D; Cachera, J P

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(91)91439-3

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Diagnosis Of Central Pulmonary Artery Thromboembolism1

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“…Right-heart dilatation may be found and rightventricular pressure can be measured by Doppler ultrasound. Transesophageal echocardiography can show thrombi in the main pulmonary artery (24)(25)(26).…”

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The Urgent Pulmonary Embolectomy: Mechanical Resuscitation in the Operating Theatre Determines the Outcome

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1999

Thorac cardiovasc Surg

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The Urgent Pulmonary Embolectomy: Mechanical Resuscitation in the Operating Theatre Determines the Outcome

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Hannekum³

1999

Thorac cardiovasc Surg

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“…57 This classification has important therapeutic implications. Large type A thrombi are associated with a fulminant clinical course and excessive mortality, 83 so that surgical pulmonary embolectomy, occasionally guided by intraoperative transesophageal imaging, 84 should be undertaken without delay. On the other hand, elective pulmonary thromboendarterectomy may have favorable results in severely symptomatic patients with chronic type B thrombi.…”

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