Tissue harmonic imaging: a new method for predicting left ventricular thrombus?
We report a case of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the left ventricle visualized by transthoracic second harmonic imaging, but not by fundamental imaging, and subsequent thrombus formation.
Swinburn
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK.
Lahiri
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Senior
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D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology