Figure 1.

Echocardiogram showing the dilation of the right ventricle and marked D-shaped left ventricle on admission of patient 1.

Figure 2.

CTPA revealed multiple bilateral embolisms in the pulmonary artery in the horizontal (A) and sagittal (B) positions for patient 1. CTPA: computed tomography pulmonary angiography.

Figure 3.

CTPA revealed multiple bilateral embolisms in the pulmonary artery (A) with enlargement of the right side of the heart (B) in patient 2. CTPA: computed tomography pulmonary angiography.

Figure 4.

Echocardiography at the emergency department (A) and 2 h after interventional therapy (B) for patient 2.

Table 1.

Dynamic changes in biomarkers and blood gas results from admission to 1 day before discharge of case 2