In view of the importance of pulmonary embolectomy as a possible treatment option in highly
compromised patients with acute pulmonary embolism, a systematic review of immediate …

A 26-year-old woman with intermittent fever was admitted to our hospital, and gradually
developed facial edema. Examinations including computed tomography, transesophageal …

The current report describes a patient with pulmonary embolism, treated unsuccessfully with
heparin. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed free-floating right heart thrombus …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and safety of
multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) pulmonary angiography and indirect …

Discussion Thrombus-in-transit is a rare finding that is defined as a right heart thrombus that
is unattached to any intracardiac structure. When identified, thrombi-in-transit are commonly …

We report a 32-year-old man with herpes simplex virus encephalitis who developed massive
pulmonary thromboembolism with mobile right atrial thrombi during treatment for this …

Discussion Solid masses of the right atrium are rarely found incidentally by using routine
echocardiography at an early stage before causing clinical symptoms. Because diagnostic …

The pitfall of percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS), which is thought to be useful
for the detection of massive pulmonary emboli in patients, was investigated. A case of …

Each year in the United States, an estimated 5 million people suffer an episode of venous
thrombosis, 1 650,000 experience a pulmonary embolic event, 2 and as many as 200,000 of …

A 75-year-old woman came to our emergency clinic complaining of abdominal pain. Acute
cholecystitis was diagnosed, and parenteral antibiotic therapy was initiated. Because of …