Left Ventricular Thrombus After Pregnancy: Choice of Surgical Access Using Dynamic Three-Dimensional Echocardiography |
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Authors: | Müller Silvana Bartel Thomas Laube Horst |
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Institution: | I. Medical Department, Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany;Department of Heart Surgery, Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
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Abstract: | Two idiopathic thrombi loosely attached to the left ventricular wall were detected by dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography. Because the thrombi were shown to be lobulated and extremly mobile, urgent surgical treatment was mandatory. Three-dimensional image reconstruction enhanced appreciation of left ventricular thrombi by enabling accurate imaging of the spatial relationship between the thrombus, the myocardial wall, and the valvular apparatus, so that the most advantageous surgical access could be chosen. |
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Keywords: | three-dimensional echocardiography intracardiac thrombus embolism pregnancy |
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