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Obstruction of Left Atrial Filling by a Large Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Detected by Pulsed Doppler Echocardiography
Author(s) -
SADANIANTZ ARA,
PYNE CHRISTOPHER T.
Publication year - 1994
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/j.1540-8175.1994.tb01372.x
Subject(s) - descending aorta , cardiology , medicine , left atrium , pulmonary vein , doppler echocardiography , aneurysm , aorta , cardiac cycle , thoracic aorta , radiology , diastole , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure
We describe the echocardiographic findings of extrinsic compression of the left atrium by a large aneurysm of the descending aorta. Pulsed Doppler echocardiography demonstrated increased velocity at the junction of left atrium and pulmonary vein suggesting obstruction of left atrial filling.