Role of Echocardiography in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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!