title: Detection of strands in native aortic valves by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Prevalence and echocardiographic characteristics of strands on the leaflets of native aortic valves were examined. According to our data, the strands we found in 39% of patients are most likely Lambl's excrescences.
authors.affiliation: Second Medical Clinic and the Institute for Statistics and Data Processing, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Menzel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohr-Kahaly
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kölsch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spiecker
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meinert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies