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Published in: Critical Care 3/2011

01-06-2011 | Letter

Postoperative left ventricular thrombosis and transthoracic echocardiography: is it enough?

Authors: Cristina Barreiro Pardal, Sergio Raposeiras-Roubín, María delos Ángeles Carro Roibal, José Ramón González-Juanatey

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2011

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We read in detail the recent study of Saranteas and colleagues in a recent issue of Critical Care[1]. These authors emphasize the value of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for the diagnosis of intraventricular thrombosis in the postoperative period, especially in patients with dilated or ischemic cardiomyopathy. …
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Saranteas T, Alevizou A, Tzoufi M, Panou F, Kostopanagiotou G: Transthoracic echocardiography for the diagnosis of left ventricular thrombosis in the postoperative care unit. Crit Care 2011, 15: R54. 10.1186/cc10025PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Ayirala S, Kumar SA, O'Sullivan DM, Silverman DI: Echocardiographic predictors of left atrial appendage thrombus formation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2011, 24: 499-505. 10.1016/j.echo.2011.02.010CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Postoperative left ventricular thrombosis and transthoracic echocardiography: is it enough?
Authors
Cristina Barreiro Pardal
Sergio Raposeiras-Roubín
María delos Ángeles Carro Roibal
José Ramón González-Juanatey
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc10239

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