title: Real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of inferior vena caval thrombosis.
abstract: Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVCT) represents a subset of deep venous thrombosis. Because of the variety of its clinical presentations, the exact incidence is elusive. We present two cases of IVCT that was incidentally discovered during a routine two-dimensional echocardiography. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) assessment of IVCT added more valuable information that may help in its management. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report using RT3DE in the assessment of IVCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, PO Box 9862, Jeddah 21159, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ashraf M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Youssef F M
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Nosir
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chamsi-Pasha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology