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European Journal of Echocardiography 2008 9(3):406-409; doi:10.1016/j.euje.2007.03.024
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2007. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Acute pulmonary embolus in pregnancy: a case study highlighting the value of TTE

Paul Stoodley, Mark Cooper and Liza Thomas*

Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia

Received 13 November 2006; accepted after revision 11 March 2007; online publish-ahead-of-print 11 May 2007.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +61 (02) 9845 6795. E-mail address: lizat{at}westgate.wh.usyd.edu.au (L. Thomas).


  Abstract

In pregnancy, the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) is increased fivefold when compared to non-pregnant women of the same age, and PE is one of the leading causes of death during pregnancy. However, the diagnosis of PE among pregnant women is complicated by concerns regarding radiation exposure. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman at 9 weeks gestation with an acute PE that highlights the value of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis, for initial and on-going treatment in such a setting, while keeping doses of radiation low.

Keywords: Transthoracic echocardiography; Pulmonary embolism


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