Usefulness of transthoracic echocardiography for identification of left atrial thrombus before balloon mitral valvuloplasty

K Mahadevan Krishnamoorthy; Jaganmohan A Tharakan; Thomas Titus; V Kumaran Ajithkumar; Anil Bhat; Sivadasan Pillai Harikrishnan; Ramachandran Padmakumar

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.013

Usefulness of transthoracic echocardiography for identification of left atrial thrombus before balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Am J Cardiol. 2003 Nov 1;92(9):1132-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.013.

Authors

K Mahadevan Krishnamoorthy¹, Jaganmohan A Tharakan, Thomas Titus, V Kumaran Ajithkumar, Anil Bhat, Sivadasan Pillai Harikrishnan, Ramachandran Padmakumar

Affiliation

¹ Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India. saikm@sctimst.ker.nic.in

PMID: 14583375
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.013

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization*
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography*
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Predictive Value of Tests
Preoperative Care*
Prospective Studies