Localized Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Pulmonary Embolism

• Published in: JACC. 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...