An interesting transesophageal echocardiography sequence. Inadvertent dislodgement of a left atrial appendage thombus.
Huettemann
Egbert
E
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Jena, Federal Republic of Germany. egbert.huettemann@med.uni-jena.de
Gugel
Michael
M
D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*