Echocardiographic evidence of posteromedial hypokinesis of the left ventricle in relation to mitral regurgitation in cardiac sarcoidosis.

We describe herein the case of a 49-year-old female patient with pulmonary sarcoidosis (stage II) with cardiac manifestation. This consisted of systolic dysfunction without dilatation of the left ventricle and severe mitral insufficiency, possibly due to thinning of the posteromedial left ventricular free wall, based on our echocardiographic observations.

Acute pulmonary embolism: correlation of CT pulmonary artery obstruction index with blood gas values.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to investigate the relation between the pulmonary artery obstruction index assessed with helical CT and impairment in blood gases in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Subjects And Methods: Helical CT pulmonary angiography was performed in 78 patients who were suspected of having acute pulmonary embolism and selected as being free of underlying cardiopulmonary disease. Findings consistent with acute pulmonary embolism were observed in 34 patients.