Spontaneous Echo Contrast at a Large Inter‐Atrial Septal Aneurysm | Zendy

Pratap Pravin | Zendy; Foster Mariah M. | Zendy; Labovitz Arthur J. | Zendy; Chae Sanders H. | Zendy

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Spontaneous Echo Contrast at a Large Inter‐Atrial Septal Aneurysm

Author(s) -

Pratap Pravin,

Foster Mariah M.,

Labovitz Arthur J.,

Chae Sanders H.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404

H-Index - 62

eISSN - 1540-8175

pISSN - 0742-2822

DOI - 10.1111/echo.12282

Subject(s) - atrial flutter , cardiology , ablation , medicine , transesophageal echocardiogram , aneurysm , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , radiology

Mini‐Abstract A 75‐year‐old woman presented with typical atrial flutter. Prior to ablation, a transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated significant spontaneous echo contrast ( SEC ) at the site of a large inter‐Atrial septal aneurysm ( ASA ). After ablation of the arrhythmia, recovery of her left ventricular function, and 3 months of therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin, she continued to have significant SEC at the site of her ASA , implicating the ASA as the source for the SEC .

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