Echocardiographic dilemma: misleading thrombus appearance due to cavitation with intravascular hemolysis on a mechanical prosthetic valve

Can J Cardiol. 2013 Mar;29(3):403.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.03.022. Epub 2012 May 26.

Authors

Ibrahim Akpinar¹, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Turgut Karabag, Mehmet Emin Kalkan, Sait Mesut Dogan, Mustafa Aydin, Ibrahim C Haznedaroglu

Affiliation

¹ Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Zonguldak, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 22633183
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.03.022

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography / methods
Echocardiography, Transesophageal* / methods
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Hemolysis*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*