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Case Reports
Left atrial appendage pericardial fluid: contrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography makes it visible.
- V Kamperidis, E Michou, K Kouskouras, O Nikolaidou, and H Karvounis.
- 1 Cardiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Hippokratia. 2016 Jul 1; 20 (3): 235-237.
BackgroundContrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for the opacification of left atrial appendage (LAA) is not clearly suggested by the current guidelines and only scarce data are available.Case PresentationA patient with a membrane-like structure in the LAA cavity is presented. Contrast-enhanced TEE revealed LAA pericardial effusion and this diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance that offered comparable images and tissue characterization.ConclusionContrast-enhanced TEE has been demonstrated to safely and accurately enlighten LAA anatomy. Hippokratia 2016, 20(3): 235-237.
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