title: [Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing left atrial thrombosis in patients with mitral valve disease].
abstract: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was conducted in 63 patients with various cardiosurgical pathology (mitral stenosis--43, combined mitral valvular disease--3, mitral incompetence--10, combined mitral-aortal valvular disease--8). Thrombosis of the left atrium was diagnosed in 13 patients. Transesophageal echocardiography in 38 patients revealed spontaneous echo-contrasting of blood currents in the cavity of the left atrium. Statistical analysis showed this sign to be characteristic of mitral stenosis complicated by thrombosis of the left atrium (p < 0.001). Transesophageal echocardiography allows visualization of thrombi of small diameter (1.0-1.5 cm). Specificity of the method is 100%, sensitivity 87%.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Konstantinov
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Rykunov
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sandrikov
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dzemeshkevich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Intraoperatsionnaia chrespishchevodnaia ékhokardiografiia v diagnostike tromboza levogo predserdiia u bol'nykh mitral'nymi porokami serdtsa.