PMID- 29226460
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20181029
LR  - 20181029
IS  - 1540-8175 (Electronic)
IS  - 0742-2822 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
DP  - 2018 Mar
TI  - CT pulmonary angiogram for assessing the treatment outcome of acute pulmonary 
      embolism.
PG  - 396-400
LID - 10.1111/echo.13766 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To discuss the value of CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) for assessing 
      the treatment outcome of acute pulmonary embolism (APE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: 
      CT pulmonary angiogram data and other clinical data were collected for 28 cases 
      diagnosed as APE and analyzed retrospectively. The number and positions of emboli 
      in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary artery obstruction index, right 
      ventricular/left ventricular diameter ratio, main pulmonary artery/ascending 
      aorta diameter ratio and blood oxygen saturation, and pulmonary arterial pressure 
      were compared before and after treatment. RESULTS: Of 28 cases, emboli in the 
      pulmonary artery completely or partially disappeared in 16 and 12 cases, 
      respectively. CPTA indicated that the pulmonary arterial pressure decreased 
      dramatically and the blood oxygen saturation increased after treatment in 26 
      cases. There were significant differences in the number and positions of 
      pulmonary emboli and in pulmonary artery obstruction index before and after 
      treatment in 28 cases (P < .05). However, no significant differences were found 
      in the right ventricular/left ventricular diameter ratio or main pulmonary 
      artery/ascending aorta diameter ratio (P > .05). CONCLUSION: CT pulmonary 
      angiogram proved reliable for assessing the treatment efficacy of APE, providing 
      more clinical information on the patients' status.
CI  - (c) 2017, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
FAU - Zhou, Hai-Ting
AU  - Zhou HT
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
FAU - Yan, Wen-Ying
AU  - Yan WY
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
FAU - Zhao, De-Li
AU  - Zhao DL
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
FAU - Liang, Hong-Wei
AU  - Liang HW
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
FAU - Wang, Guo-Kun
AU  - Wang GK
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
FAU - Ling, Zai-Sheng
AU  - Ling ZS
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
FAU - Zhang, Jin-Ling
AU  - Zhang JL
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3931-2306
AD  - Department of CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 
      Harbin, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20171211
PL  - United States
TA  - Echocardiography
JT  - Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
JID - 8511187
RN  - 0 (Anticoagulants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Acute Disease
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Anticoagulants/therapeutic use
MH  - Computed Tomography Angiography/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pulmonary Artery/*diagnostic imaging
MH  - Pulmonary Embolism/*diagnostic imaging/*therapy
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Thrombolytic Therapy/methods
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - CT pulmonary angiogram
OT  - pulmonary artery obstruction index
OT  - pulmonary embolism
EDAT- 2017/12/12 06:00
MHDA- 2018/10/30 06:00
CRDT- 2017/12/12 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/10/30 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/echo.13766 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Echocardiography. 2018 Mar;35(3):396-400. doi: 10.1111/echo.13766. Epub 2017 Dec 
      11.