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.
Krishnamoorthy
K Mahadevan
KM
Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India. saikm@sctimst.ker.nic.in
Tharakan
Jaganmohan A
JA
Titus
Thomas
T
Ajithkumar
V Kumaran
VK
Bhat
Anil
A
Harikrishnan
Sivadasan Pillai
SP
Padmakumar
Ramachandran
R
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