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Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Case report

Assessment right atrial thrombus by real-time three dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in patient with dilated cardiomyopathy

Authors: Wenjuan Bai, Hui Li, Qing Zhang, Li Rao

Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

We report a case of a 52-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy who presented with worsening heart failure. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography and real-time three dimensional transthoracic echocardiography showed severe dilated cardiac chambers, impaired ejection fraction and a mobile right atrial thrombus 2.6 × 1.0 cm in size, traversing the right atrial cavity during the whole cardiac cycle. After one week therapeutic anticoagulation, echocardiography confirmed no evidence of residual thrombus.
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Metadata
Title
Assessment right atrial thrombus by real-time three dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in patient with dilated cardiomyopathy
Authors
Wenjuan Bai
Hui Li
Qing Zhang
Li Rao
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-9-12

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