The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 34-42 , January 2008

Enlarged Right Ventricle Without Shock in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognosis

  • Paul D. Stein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Mich
    • Department of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Paul D. Stein, MD, St Joseph Mercy Oakland, 44405 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48341-5023.
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  • Afzal Beemath, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Mich
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  • Fadi Matta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, Mich
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  • Lawrence R. Goodman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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  • John G. Weg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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  • Charles A. Hales, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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  • Russell D. Hull, MBBS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Kenneth V. Leeper Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga
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  • H. Dirk Sostman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Office of the Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College and Methodist Hospital, Houston, Tex
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  • Pamela K. Woodard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Washington University, St Louis, Mo.

  • Image Result

    Patient with RV/LV dimension ratio<1 shown on transverse image of contrast-enhanced multidetector CT angiogram. Minor axis of right ventricle is shown by dotted line at top, and minor axis of left ven

    Patient with RV/LV dimension ratio<1 shown on transverse image of contrast-enhanced multidetector CT angiogram. Minor axis of right ventricle is shown by dotted line at top, and minor axis of left ventricle is shown at bottom.

  • Image Result
    Patient with RV/LV dimension ratio>1 shown on transverse image of contrast-enhanced multidetector CT angiogram. Minor axis of right ventricle is shown by dotted line at top, and minor axis of LV is sh

    Patient with RV/LV dimension ratio>1 shown on transverse image of contrast-enhanced multidetector CT angiogram. Minor axis of right ventricle is shown by dotted line at top, and minor axis of LV is shown at bottom. Flattening of the interventricular septum is shown.

  • Image Result
    Enrollment and outcome. IVC=inferior vena cava. Data are based on measurements of reader 1.

    Enrollment and outcome. IVC=inferior vena cava. Data are based on measurements of reader 1.

 This study was supported by Grants HL63899, HL63928, HL63931, HL63940, HL63981, HL63982, and HL67453 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md.

PII: S0002-9343(07)00928-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.06.032

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 34-42 , January 2008

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