| Literature DB >> 3941205 |
W Aschenberg, M Schlüter, P Kremer, E Schröder, V Siglow, W Bleifeld.
Abstract
Thrombi located in the left atrial appendage are frequently not detected with conventional two-dimensional echocardiography. The transesophageal echocardiographic approach readily visualizes left atrial morphology and may be used as an alternative. In 6 of 21 patients with mitral valve stenosis, a left atrial appendage thrombus was diagnosed by transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography when transthoracic echocardiography had failed. The transesophageal echocardiographic findings were confirmed at surgery for mitral valve replacement in all cases.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3941205 DOI： 10.1016/s0735-1097(86)80275-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Coll Cardiol ISSN： 0735-1097 Impact factor: 24.094