Open AccessPulmonary Artery Obstruction Index and Right Ventricular Dysfunction Signs in Initial and Follow up Pulmonary Computed Tomography Angiography in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Author(s) -
Mehmet Burak Çildağ,
Mustafa Gök,
Can Zafer Karaman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/28740.10296
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , ventricle , radiology , pulmonary artery , computed tomography angiography , angiography , pulmonary angiography , cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism (APE) increases the pressure of the pulmonary arterial system with resulting Right Ventricle Dysfunction (RVD).