Key result
Two-dimensional echocardiography successfully detected left atrial thrombi in three patients with mitral valve disease and neurological symptoms, proving superior to standard M-mode technique.
Why the study?
Does two-dimensional echocardiography accurately detect and characterize left atrial thrombi compared to M-mode echocardiography in patients with mitral valve disease?
Case Report (n=3)
Does two-dimensional echocardiography accurately detect and characterize left atrial thrombi compared to M-mode echocardiography in patients with mitral valve disease?
Two-dimensional echocardiography provides superior spatial orientation compared to M-mode for the non-invasive detection and characterization of left atrial thrombi.
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May improve noninvasive thrombus detection in mitral valve disease; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
Donaldson et al. (1982) conducted a case report in Mitral valve disease and neurological symptoms (n=3). Two-dimensional echocardiography vs. Standard M-mode technique was evaluated on Detection of left atrial thrombi. Two-dimensional echocardiography successfully detected left atrial thrombi in three patients with mitral valve disease and neurological symptoms, proving superior to standard M-mode technique.
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