ISSN : 2146-3123
E-ISSN : 2146-3131

Reverse McConnell Sign in a Patient with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Ersan Tatlı 1, Meryem Aktoz 1, Mesih Yel 1, Barış Önal 1, Armağan Altun 2
1Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne
2Department of Cardiology, Medicine Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne
Pages : 86-88

Abstract

There are various echocardiographic parameters for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Among these paramaters, “McConnell sign” is defined as right ventricular free wall hypokinesis in the presence of normal right ventricular apical contractility. We presented a patient with acute pulmonary embolism which caused reversible akinesia of the apex and right ventricular midfree wall, a finding we would like to term “reverse McConnell sign.”

Keywords : Acute pulmonary embolism; reverse McConnell Sign; cardiac arrest

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