Fat embolism syndrome echocardiography or ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. Findings of fat embolism syndrome include demonstartion of echogenic material passing through the right atrium followed by increased pulmonary pressures and right heart pressures and subsequent paradoxical embolization of this material through a patent foramen ovale (PFO).

Echocardiography

Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. Findings of fat embolism syndrome include demonstartion of echogenic material passing through the right atrium followed by increased pulmonary pressures and right heart pressures and subsequent paradoxical embolization of this material through a patent foramen ovale (PFO).^[1]

References

↑ Maghrebi S, Cheikhrouhou H, Triki Z, Karoui A (June 2017). “Transthoracic Echocardiography in Fat Embolism: A Real-Time Diagnostic Tool”. J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 31 (3): e47–e48. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2017.01.008. PMID 28385645.

[pmid28385645-1] Maghrebi S, Cheikhrouhou H, Triki Z, Karoui A (June 2017). “Transthoracic Echocardiography in Fat Embolism: A Real-Time Diagnostic Tool”. J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. 31 (3): e47–e48. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2017.01.008. PMID 28385645.

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