Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition and a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality. There have been many advances in the field of PE in the last few years …

Echocardiography is not recommended as a routine imaging test to diagnose suspected
pulmonary embolism. However, it is useful for identifying patients with pulmonary embolism …

The task of developing ESC Guidelines covers not only the integration of the most recent
research, but also the creation of educational tools and implementation programmes for the …

Document Reviewers: Jose-Luis Zamorano,(CPG Review Coordinator)(Spain), Felicita
Andreotti (Italy), Michael Ascherman (Czech Republic), George Athanassopoulos (Greece) …

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and prognostic
significance of right heart thrombi (RHTh) in pulmonary embolism. Background: Most reports …

Background The presence of right heart thromboemboli complicating pulmonary
thromboemboli carries with it an increased mortality rate compared to pulmonary …

BACKGROUND: The eustachian valve (EV)(valvula venae cavae inferioris) is a remnant of
the embryonic right valve of the sinus venosus. Embryologically, the EV directs oxygenated …

Background There is no comprehensive analysis of transthoracic echocardiographic
findings of pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of …

Our aim was the assessment of the prognostic significance of right heart thrombi (RiHT) and
their characteristics in pulmonary embolism in relation to established prognostic factors. 138 …

Cardioaortic embolism to the brain accounts for approximately 15–30% of ischaemic strokes
and is often referred to as 'cardioembolic stroke'. One-quarter of patients have more than …