Noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of a saddle pulmonary embolism. A case report in support of new trends in management of pulmonary embolism.

Abstract	Transesophageal echocardiography and contrast-enhanced spiral CT of the chest helped to avoid a pulmonary angiography in an elderly patient with saddle pulmonary thromboembolism and allowed for direct evaluation of its resolution during treatment with subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin.
Authors	A Torbicki, R Pacho, P Jedrusik, P Pruszczyk
Journal	Chest (Chest) Vol. 109 Issue 4 Pg. 1124-6 (Apr 1996) ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States
PMID	8635346 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Contrast Media Fibrinolytic Agents Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
Topics	Aged Aged, 80 and over Contrast Media Echocardiography, Transesophageal Fibrinolytic Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use) Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight (administration & dosage, therapeutic use) Humans Injections, Subcutaneous Male Pulmonary Artery (diagnostic imaging) Pulmonary Embolism (diagnosis, drug therapy) Radiographic Image Enhancement Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)

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