Up to 50% of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) experience hemodynamic instability
and approximately 70% of patients who die of PE experience an accelerated cascade of …

The unprimed right ventricle is exquisitely sensitive to acute elevations in afterload. High
pulmonary vascular tone incurred with acute pulmonary embolism has the potential to …

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition, the prognosis of which is
determined in particular by acute decompensation and hospitalization. The goal of this study …

Emergent reperfusion, most commonly with the administration of thrombolytic agents, is the
recommended management approach for patients presenting with high-risk, or …

Acute right ventricular heart failure (aRHF), a long-neglected aspect of heart disease, has
recently gained attention due to an improved understanding of its pathophysiology and the …

Es zeigt sich nun ein tachykardes Vorhofflimmern mit Herzfrequenzen bis 150bpm. Eine
hochdosierte Katecholamintherapie ist erforderlich, um einen ausreichenden Blutdruck …

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is a common diagnosis encountered in everyday practice.
We present a case of a high-risk pulmonary embolism patient in which we were forced to …