Key result
Combined 3D and contrast echocardiography accurately characterizes multiple cardiovascular thrombi in endocardial fibroelastosis.
Why the study?
Endocardial fibroelastosis is a rare heart disease where thrombosis indicates a poor prognosis, but the use of three-dimensional and contrast echocardiography in this condition had not been previously reported.
Does 3D and contrast echocardiography improve the visualization of thrombi in patients with endocardial fibroelastosis?
Design
Case report and literature review
Authors
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May aid thrombus visualization in endocardial fibroelastosis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does 3D and contrast echocardiography improve the visualization of thrombi in patients with endocardial fibroelastosis?
3D and contrast echocardiography provides detailed visualization of thrombus characteristics in endocardial fibroelastosis, a condition associated with poor prognosis when complicated by left ventricular thrombus.
Sun et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Endocardial fibroelastosis and multiple cardiovascular thrombi (n=1). 3D and contrast echocardiography was evaluated on Thrombus characterization. The combination of 3D and contrast echocardiography accurately displayed the nature, density, and ventricular wall connection of multiple cardiovascular thrombi in a patient with endocardial fibroelastosis.
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