Stability of left atrial spontaneous echo contrast at repeat transesophageal echocardiography in patients with mitral stenosis.
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.
Peverill
R E
RE
Cardiology Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Gelman
J
J
Harper
R W
RW
Smolich
J J
JJ
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