An evanescent mass found in the transthoracic echocardiography: microcavitation phenomenon.

Autor: Fernández-Sánchez, José Antonio, Arco-Adamuz, Ismael, Jurado, Torcuato Garrido-Arroquia, Oyonarte-Ramírez, José Manuel
Předmět:
Zdroj: European Heart Journal Case Reports; Aug2024, Vol. 8 Issue 8, p1-2, 2p
Abstrakt: The article presents the discussion on case study of 61-year-old woman with a mechanical mitral valve replacement who was found to have a mobile echo-dense image resembling a mass on echocardiography. Topics include the identification and differentiation of microcavitation from other echo-dense lesions, the significance of this finding to avoid unnecessary interventions; and techniques for improving echocardiographic image interpretation.
Databáze: Complementary Index