A case of saddle pulmonary embolus visualized on a transthoracic echocardiography in a 69-year-old female

Abstract

A 69-year-old female with history of immobilization presented with shortness of breath and generalized weakness and was found to have large saddle pulmonary embolus on CT scan. Further evaluation with a transthoracic echocardiography revealed a moderately enlarged and hypokinetic right ventricle with a pulmonary artery clot of about 1.5 cm seen at the bifurcation while the ultrasound of the legs was negative for deep vein thrombosis.

Keywords

• saddle
• pulmonary
• embolism
• anticoagulation
• echocardiogram