Role of Echocardiography in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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Overview

Acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a common problem. There are at least 600,000 estimated cases of newly diagnosed PTE and more than 50,000 related deaths in the United States each year.

Presently, Still there is a difficulty in making an accurate diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism and accepted diagnostic modalities for the confirmation of PTE still have some limitation especially if the patients sedated or ventilated.

To clarify the role of echocardiography, including Doppler echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism, we are inviting you to join us in this interactive session in order to discover the latest updates!

What I will learn?

  • By the end of the session, students should be able to:
    - Recognize the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE).
    - Clarify the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of PE.
    - Highlight the role of echocardiography in risk stratification of patients with PE.

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