Identification of Left Ventricle Failure on Pulmonary Artery CTA: Diagnostic Significance of Decreased Aortic & Left Ventricle Enhancement.

Abhishek ChaturvediJoel P ThompsonKatherine Kaproth-JoslinSusan K HobbsKarl Q SchwarzVijay K KrishnamoorthyApeksha ChaturvediTimothy Baran

Published in: Emergency radiology (2017)

Unsuspected LV systolic dysfunction can be recognized on a CTPA by identification of decreased aortic enhancement, LV enlargement and increased TD. This has important diagnostic implications for the patient presenting with shortness of breath, chest pain, or dyspnea.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
case report
left ventricular
heart failure
blood pressure
bioinformatics analysis
oxidative stress
atrial fibrillation
aortic dissection