title: Significance of spontaneous echo contrast, or, does "smoke" indicate "fire"?
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging