Literature DB >> 18799477

Pericardial effusion causing echocardiographic mimicking of left intra-atrial thrombus.

Emmanuel Messas1, Catherine Szymanski, Jean Noël Fabiani, Michel Desnos, Albert Hagege.   

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea and irregular tachycardia. Investigation revealed the presence of pericardial effusion and left intra-auricular mass. The patient was sent to the operation theatre and after pericardial drain, the intra-atrial mass disappeared with retroactive diagnosis of left atrial appendage invagination.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18799477     DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen232

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Eur J Echocardiogr        ISSN: 1532-2114


  2 in total

1.  Left atrial appendage pericardial fluid: contrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography makes it visible.

Authors:  V Kamperidis; E Michou; K Kouskouras; O Nikolaidou; H Karvounis
Journal:  Hippokratia       Date:  2016 Jul-Sep       Impact factor: 0.471

2.  A Left Atrial Appendage Phantom Structure.

Authors:  Christodoulos E Papadopoulos; Athanasios Fotoglidis; Efstathios Pagourelias; Vassilios Vassilikos
Journal:  J Cardiovasc Ultrasound       Date:  2016-06-22
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