Pulmonary Hypertension Manifesting as Atrial Arrhythmia in an Anesthetized Child; Diagnosis Using Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (Fo CUS )

Author(s):  
Karen R Boretsky ◽  
Alfonso Casta
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-637
Author(s):  
Almaz Dessie ◽  
Stephanie Leung ◽  
Beth D'Amico ◽  
Kayleigh A. Fischer ◽  
Zachary Binder ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Noorbakhsh ◽  
Yolandee R. Bell-Cheddar ◽  
Jennifer R. Marin

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gini Priyadharshini Jeyashanmugaraja ◽  
Evgeny Shloknik ◽  
Deborah Tosin Akanya ◽  
Kristin Stawiarski ◽  
Christopher Winterbottom ◽  
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ABSTRACT A 63-year-old woman was admitted with severe respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation and shock requiring vasopressor support. She was found to have COVID-19 pneumonia. Focused cardiac ultrasound performed for evaluation of shock was significant for right ventricular dilation and dysfunction with signs of right ventricular pressure overload. Given worsening shock and hypoxemia systemic thrombolysis was administered for presumed massive pulmonary embolism with remarkable improvement of hemodynamics and respiratory failure. In next 24 h patient’s neurologic status deteriorated to the point of unresponsiveness. Emergent computed tomography showed multiple ischemic infarcts concerning for embolic etiology. Focused cardiac ultrasound with agitated saline showed large right to left shunt due to a patent foramen ovale. This was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiogram, 5 months later. This case highlights strengths of focused cardiac ultrasound in critical care setting and in patients with COVID-19 when access to other imaging modalities can be limited.


2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 727-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Minardi ◽  
Tom Marshall ◽  
Greta Massey ◽  
Erin Setzer

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodosios Saranteas ◽  
Fotios Panou

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