Location, Size and Morphological Characteristics of Left Atrial Thrombi as Assessed by Echocardiography in Patients with Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease | Zendy

Cıhangır Kaymaz | Zendy; Nihal Özdemir | Zendy; Cevat Kırma | Zendy; Mesut Şişmanoğlu | Zendy; Bahadır Dağlar | Zendy; Mehmet Özkan | Zendy

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Location, Size and Morphological Characteristics of Left Atrial Thrombi as Assessed by Echocardiography in Patients with Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease

Author(s) -

Cıhangır Kaymaz,

Nihal Özdemir,

Cevat Kırma,

Mesut Şişmanoğlu,

Bahadır Dağlar,

Mehmet Özkan

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1053/euje.2001.0093

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , appendage , thrombus , left atrium , mitral valve , atrial appendage , radiology , atrial fibrillation , anatomy , sinus rhythm

This study aimed to assess the use of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing the thrombi located in the left atrium and/or left atrial appendage in patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease, and to investigate the characteristics of thrombi in comparison to intraoperative findings.

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