The role of echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) remains incompletely defined. Echocardiography cannot reliably diagnose acute PE, and it does not improve prognostication of patients with ...

On clinical examination the affected arm was discoloured, as seen in this report,[1] and showing prominent veins on the ... or asymptomatic pulmonary embolism. Confirmation of upper limb DVT is by ...

An echo can show the structural changes of TAPVR and abnormal connections of the pulmonary veins. A cardiac catheterization gives detailed information about the structures in the heart. In this test, ...

theheart.org on Medscape, October 19, 2015 Left Atrial Size Using 3D Echocardiography in AF Patients This study presents a novel approach to left atrial sizing in patients with atrial fibrillation ...

Stress Doppler echocardiography may be used in patients with mitral stenosis. Measuring the mean transvalvular mitral gradient and systolic pulmonary pressure at exercise may help to explain ...