title: Stability of left atrial spontaneous echo contrast at repeat transesophageal echocardiography in patients with mitral stenosis.
abstract: We evaluated the stability of left atrial spontaneous echo contrast in 25 patients with mitral stenosis who underwent repeat transesophageal echocardiography over periods ranging from 1 month to 3 years. Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast did not disappear or decrease in severity in any patient and was unchanged in 88% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Peverill
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gelman
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Smolich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors