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What are the most common transthoracic echocardiography findings in surgical ICU patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism?
What are the most common transthoracic echocardiography findings in surgical ICU patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism?
In surgical ICU patients with acute pulmonary embolism, tricuspid regurgitation, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular dilation are the most common echocardiographic findings, and comparison with baseline TTE consistently shows worsening.
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May inform TTE interpretation in surgical ICU PE; leaves open whether findings alter management or outcomes.
Stawicki et al. (2007) studied this question.
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