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Clinical Pulmonary Medicine:

May 2008 - Volume 15 - Issue 3 - pp 182-183

doi: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181729d77

Pulmonary Trends

RV Enlargement in Pulmonary Embolism: Clues to Treatment

Spiegler, Peter MD

Abstract

Synopsis: In patients from the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis II (PIOPED II) study, the presence of enlargement of the right ventricle (RV) without hemodynamic shock or respiratory failure was not associated with an increased risk of death.

Source: Stein PD, Beemath A, Matta F, et al. Enlarged right ventricle without shock in acute pulmonary embolism: prognosis. Am J Med. 2008;121:34-42.

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