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Circulatory failure in acute pulmonary embolism
- Source :
- Intensive Care Medicine; March 1984, Vol. 10 Issue: 2 p91-97, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 1984
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Abstract
- Circulatory failure occurs in about 10% of patients with pulmonary embolism, resulting from a massive obstruction of the pulmonary arterial bed. Hemodynamic and respiratory features are well established; they involve precapillary pulmonary hypertension, low cardiac output state, elevated filling pressure for the right ventricle, and venous admixture. More recently, two-dimensional echocardiography permitted the visualization of pulmonary artery and right heart enlargement, reduced right ventricular ejection fraction, and tricuspid regurgitation. Evaluated by this latter means, left ventricular systolic function appeared unchanged, but diastolic function might be reduced by septal bulging.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03424642 and 14321238
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs15451859
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00297565