Computed Tomography Evaluation of Right Heart Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
He H, Stein M, Zalta B, Haramati L. Computed Tomography Evaluation of Right Heart Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2006, 30: 262-266. PMID: 16628044, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200603000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart dysfunctionAcute pulmonary embolismPulmonary embolismPulmonary vascular obstructionHeart dysfunctionSpecificity of CTClot burdenVascular obstructionRight ventricleInterventricular septumCT scanRight ventricular dilatationComputed Tomography EvaluationHours of CTSignificant differencesAdequate echocardiogramsTomography findingsConsecutive adultsMost patientsVentricular dilatationMean ageChest CTTomography evaluationNongated CTEmbolism