Cardiac arrest secondary to pulmonary embolism treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Six case reports

Figure 1 Echocardiographic examination of the patient in case 5. A: Parasternal long axis view revealed that left ventricular end diastolic dimension was 26.2 mm; B: Apical 4 chamber view revealed that right ventricular end diastolic dimension was 36.1 mm. Right ventricle/left ventricle ratio > 1.

Figure 2 Pulmonary artery computed tomography angiography examination of the patient in case 1. A: Emboli in the left main pulmonary artery (arrow); B: Emboli in the pulmonary artery were substantially decreased after 30 d of therapy (arrow).