• J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jul 1997

    Case Reports

    Transesophageal echocardiography in the presence of left atrial calcification.

    • A K Goel and B Singh.
    • Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Dehli, India.
    • J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1997 Jul 1; 10 (6): 677-9.

    AbstractCalcification of left atrial walls is a rare finding that has been reported to hamper visibility of intracardiac structures during transesophageal echocardiography because of the posterior location of the left atrium. We report a case of severe mitral stenosis associated with heavy left atrial calcification in which we could obtain good quality transesophageal imaging in spite of such a calcification. We conclude that calcification of left atrial walls does not necessarily imply a limitation of transesophageal echocardiography.

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