The diagnosis of right heart thrombus by focused cardiac ultrasound in a critically ill patient in compensated shock.

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Published in Crit Ultrasound J on May 13, 2015

Authors

Mansour Jammal1, Peter Milano2, Renzo Cardenas2, Thomas Mailhot2, Diku Mandavia2, Phillips Perera1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Emergency Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Alway Building, M121, Stanford, CA 94305 USA.
2: Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, 1200 N. State St # 1011, , Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA.

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