Key result
Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated diagnostic value in detecting massive pulmonary embolism in 3 presented cases.
Case Report (n=3)
Transesophageal echocardiography is a useful diagnostic modality for the detection of massive pulmonary embolism.
May support TEE in select unstable patients; leaves open prospective validation before wider use.
Transesophageal echocardiography is a new echocardiographic technique with indications that are still expanding and being redefined. Recently, the usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in pulmonary embolism has been demonstrated in several case reports. In this article, we present 3 cases with pulmonary embolism diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and discuss its diagnostic value in this clinical setting.
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Popović et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Pulmonary embolism (n=3). Transesophageal echocardiography was evaluated on Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated diagnostic value in detecting massive pulmonary embolism in 3 presented cases.