Usefulness of transthoracic echocardiography for identification of left atrial thrombus before balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
The objectives of this study were (1) to identify clinical and transthoracic echocardiographic features of patients with mitral stenosis who have thrombus recognized on transesophageal echocardiography, and (2) to define a clinical and echocardiographic model to predict the presence of left atrial thrombus in these patients.
Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India. saikm@sctimst.ker.nic.in
K Mahadevan
KM
Krishnamoorthy
Jaganmohan A
JA
Tharakan
Thomas
T
Titus
V Kumaran
VK
Ajithkumar
Anil
A
Bhat
Sivadasan Pillai
SP
Harikrishnan
Ramachandran
R
Padmakumar
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies