Mechanical mitral valve thrombosis and giant left atrial thrombus: Comparison of transesophageal echocardiography and 64-slice multidetector computed tomography

Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 483-487

  Gündüz, Sabahattin ^a   Özkan, Mehmet ^a   Biteker, Murat ^a   Güneysu, Tahsin ^b  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Sonomed Imaging Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial appendage radiography; Echocardiography, transesophageal; Heart atria radiography; Heart valve prosthesis; Thrombosis diagnosis; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS; THROMBECTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75649112666     PISSN: 10165169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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