Author/Authors :
Tatlı, Ersan Department of Cardiology - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Aktoz, Meryem Department of Cardiology - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Yel, Mesih Department of Cardiology - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Önal, Barış Department of Cardiology - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Altun, Armağan Department of Cardiology - Medicine Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne
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
