title: Echocardiography can be more sensitive than thoracic computed tomography in detecting a thrombus in the inflow cannula of a continuous left ventricular assist device.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,Heart and Diabetes Center, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. nadia.aissaoui@sat.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aissaoui
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paluszkiewicz
authors.forename: Heinrich H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Koertke
authors.forename: Michiel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morshuis
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gummert
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed