Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast within an unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: a potential embolic source diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography.
A 75-year-old male patient had an unexplained transient ischemic attack. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a large, unruptured Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm which contained spontaneous echo contrast. This finding represents a potential source of embolism.
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Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, NY, USA.
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Bosco
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Kronzon
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D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*