title: Spontaneous echo contrast and thromboembolism.
abstract: Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (a swirling, smokelike haze that appears in blood during imaging) indicates a predisposition to thromboembolism, particularly in patients with atrial fibrillation and elevation of hematocrit, ESR, and serum fibrinogen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minn, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Maron
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*