Signo de Mc Connell en el diagnóstico ecocardiográfico del Tromboembolismo Pulmonar. A propósito de un caso. McConnell sign in the echocardiography diagnosis of the pulmonary embolism. Regarding a case.

Abstract

The case of a 38 years old patient with sudden shortness of breath is presented. The diagnosisof Pulmonary Embolism was suggested by the echocardiogram, especially by Mc Connell’ssign. Shortly thereafter the condition was confirmed by computed tomography.

Keywords

• Tromboembolismo pulmonar
• ecocardiograma
• diagnóstico
• tomografía multicortes
• Pulmonary trombo-embolism
• echocardiogram
• diagnostic
• multislice computed tomography.