Pulmonary vein thrombosis.
Pulmonary vein thrombosis is difficult to diagnose clinically and requires a combination of conventional diagnostic modalities. Transesophageal echocardiography was used in the present case to readily diagnose this entity and follow thrombus regression on anticoagulant therapy. This limited experience suggests that transesophageal echocardiography may be the initial diagnostic study of choice for pulmonary vein thrombosis.
Kim
N H
NH
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cardiology Section, Albuquerque.
Roldan
C A
CA
Shively
B K
BK
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000925:Anticoagulants