What are the echocardiographic findings seen in PE?
Dilatation of the right ventricle
Impaired right ventricular function
Flattened intraventricular septum
Distended inferior vena cava with diminished inspiratory collapsibility
Tricuspid regurgitation
Mobile thrombus in the right heart
Dilatation of the right ventricle
Basal RV/LV > 1.0
RV >4cm at the base in the 40 chamber view
Impaired right ventricular function
Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) <16 mm
May be evident on visual evaluation
McConnel’s sign
Normokinesia and/or hypokinesia of the apical segment of the RV free wall despite hypokinesia and/or akinesia of the remaining parts of the RV free wall
Flattened intraventricular septum
Distended inferior vena cava with diminished inspiratory collapsibility
Tricuspid regurgitation
Velocity greater than 2.7 m/sec by colour doppler flow imaging
