POCUS findings of hemodynamically unstable PE with cardiac arrest
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APRIL 22, 2024
1-3 As many as 25% of acute PE cases present as sudden cardiac death. 4 In an emergency department (ED) presentation of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of PE is challenging without the use of CT angiography. If RV pressure is extreme, it can exceed LV pressure causing paradoxical septal wall motion toward the LV as well.
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