A case of massive pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery: the role of epicardial echocardiography

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2010 Apr;24(2):309-11. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.02.004. Epub 2009 Apr 10.

Authors

Dimitri Kalavrouziotis¹, Jean-Francois Legare, Roger J Baskett, Andrew Dickieson, Imtiaz S Ali, Idris M Ali, Ivan Rapchuk

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, QE II Health Sciences Center, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

PMID: 19362497
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.02.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*