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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 10, October 2014, pages 532-534

Massive Pulmonary Embolism as a Complication of Coronary Angiography and Its Successful Treatment With Half-Dose Alteplase

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Apical four-chamber view showing the right atrial thrombus (arrow) and the enlargement of the right heart chambers. RA: right atrium; RV: right ventricle.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. A modified four-chamber view showing atrial thrombus (arrow). RA: right atrium; RV: right ventricle.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Transthoracic echocardiography (apical four-chamber view) 24 h after admission showing the normalization of right heart chambers and complete lysis of the right atrial thrombus. RA: right atrium; RV: right ventricle.