Postural changes during echocardiography. Is this manoeuver necessary in the differential diagnosis of fixed and free floating thrombus?

A case of a 62 year-old woman with mitral stenosis and thrombosis of the left atrium diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-Echo) is reported. During the procedure, postural changes were performed and characterized the thrombus as floating one. The postural changes during 2D-echo examinat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia 1995-08, Vol.65 (2), p.163-165
Hauptverfasser:	Tatani, S B, Ghefter, C G, Silva, C E, Gil, M A, Ortiz, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	por
Schlagworte:	Coronary Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography - methods Female Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging Humans Middle Aged Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging Posture Prognosis
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of a 62 year-old woman with mitral stenosis and thrombosis of the left atrium diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-Echo) is reported. During the procedure, postural changes were performed and characterized the thrombus as floating one. The postural changes during 2D-echo examination allows differential diagnosis among fixed and free floating atrial thrombus. Such postural manoeuvres are also important in evaluating prognosis and therapeutic management of mitral stenosis.
ISSN:	0066-782X