Syncope due to right atrial thromboembolism: diagnostic importance of two-dimensional echocardiography.
Recurrent syncopes due to acute circulatory failure occurred in a 40-years-old female with a massive right atrial thromboembolus which was detected by two-dimensional echocardiography (2 DE), and subsequently surgically removed. 2 DE is an excellent and rapid screening technique for the patients with right sided intracardiac masses. The use of 2 DE should be considered for patients with unclear syncopes e.g. postoperatively, following deep venous thrombosis or in cases resembling "hyperventilation syndrome".
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis