Hepatic venous Doppler assessment can anticipate simplified pulmonary embolism severity index and right ventricle dysfunction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, cilt.48, sa.5, ss.254-262, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcu.22825
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.254-262
- Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Purpose Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a life-threating cardiothoracic thromboembolic emergency in which right ventricle dysfunction (RVD) is a major concern. In the present study, we examined the hepatic veins (HVs) blood flow with pulsed-wave spectral Doppler ultrasonography to determine its relationship with the simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) and the patient's RVD status.