Left Ventricular Thrombus After Pregnancy: Choice of Surgical Access Using Dynamic Three-Dimensional Echocardiography.
Two idiopathic thrombi loosely attached to the left ventricular wall were detected by dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography. Because the thrombi were shown to be lobulated and extremely mobile, urgent surgical treatment was mandatory. Three-dimensional image reconstruction enhanced appreciation of left ventricular thrombi by enabling accurate imaging of the spatial relationship between the thrombus, the myocardial wall, and the valvular apparatus, so that the most advantageous surgical access could be chosen. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 13, May 1996)
Müller
Silvana
S
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, University of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
Bartel
Thomas
T
Laube
Horst
H