Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jul 2000
Case ReportsTransthoracic echocardiographic demonstration of massive pulmonary thrombus caused by protein C deficiency.
Few cases of pulmonary embolism detected by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) have been reported. We present a case of a patient affected by pulmonary embolism caused by protein C deficiency. ⋯ Our experience demonstrates a massive pulmonary thrombus resulting from such a deficiency. Transthoracic echocardiography should be considered as the first diagnostic method for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jul 2000
Case ReportsTissue harmonic imaging: a new method for predicting left ventricular thrombus?
We report a case of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the left ventricle visualized by transthoracic second harmonic imaging, but not by fundamental imaging, and subsequent thrombus formation.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jul 2000
Case ReportsAn unusual case of acquired ventricular septal defect as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis: echocardiographic delineation of multiple subvalvular complications in one patient.
We describe a patient with unusual echocardiographic features of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiography in this patient demonstrated a large multiloculated aortic root abscess extending to mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa, a high acquired ventricular septal defect, paravalvular aortic regurgitation caused by aortic valve dehiscence, and anterior mitral valve leaflet perforation.