Localized Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Pulmonary Embolism

A 47-year-old man had localized pulmonary edema (LPE) and a massive pulmonary embolism. The cause of LPE was believed to be a high blood supply to the spared pulmonary artery territories without a thrombus. The patient was successfully treated with unfractionated heparin and thrombolytic agents. [Di...

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 29; no. 11; p. 102332
Main Authors Omori, Aoi, Toyota, Toshiaki, Arizono, Shigeki, Okada, Taiji, Kim, Kitae, Furukawa, Yutaka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 05.06.2024
Elsevier BV
Elsevier
Subjects
Cardiovascular
Case Report
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
pulmonary edema
pulmonary embolism
RC666-701
pulmonary edema
LPE
TRPG
TTE
Spo2
ECG
RVEDD
pulmonary embolism
CECT
LVEDD
t-PA
Sp o 2
left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
transthoracic echocardiography
oxygen saturation
electrocardiogram
tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient
right ventricular end-diastolic diameter
localized pulmonary edema
tissue-type plasminogen activator
contrast-enhanced computed tomography
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Summary:A 47-year-old man had localized pulmonary edema (LPE) and a massive pulmonary embolism. The cause of LPE was believed to be a high blood supply to the spared pulmonary artery territories without a thrombus. The patient was successfully treated with unfractionated heparin and thrombolytic agents. [Display omitted]
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ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102332