A case of saddle pulmonary embolus visualized on a transthoracic echocardiography in a 69-year-old female

A case of saddle pulmonary embolus visualized on a transthoracic echocardiography in a 69-year-old female

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A 69-year-old female with history of immobilization presented with shortness CURL CLEANSING CONDITIONER of breath and generalized weakness and was found to have large saddle pulmonary embolus on CT scan.Further evaluation with a transthoracic echocardiography revealed a moderately enlarged and hypokinetic right ventricle with a pulmonary artery clot of about 1.5 cm seen at the bifurcation while the ultrasound Accessories of the legs was negative for deep vein thrombosis.