scholarly journals Evaluation of Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Left Atrium using Transesophageal Echocardiography

2002 ◽  
Vol 122 (9) ◽  
pp. 1639-1644
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Ishii ◽  
Takashi Ono ◽  
Eiichiro Momma ◽  
Ryo Hasegawa ◽  
Tatsuo Sakamaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Left Atrium ◽  
Spontaneous Echo Contrast

Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two-dimensional technique in the assessment of a tuberculoma involving the left atrium and appendage

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1409-1412
Author(s):  
Tuğba Kemaloğlu Öz ◽  
Mahmoud Elsayed ◽  
Navin C. Nanda ◽  
Koray Kalenderoğlu ◽  
Şükrü Akyüz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Left Atrium ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Incremental Value

Giant Right Atrial Myxoma: The Importance of Transesophageal Echocardiography during Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Resection

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ungerman ◽  
Wendy Haft
Keyword(s):  
Transesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Left Atrium ◽  
Transthoracic Echocardiography ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Right Atrial ◽  
Cardiac Tumors ◽  
Transient Ischemic Attacks ◽  
Outflow Obstruction ◽  
Right Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Cardiac Masses

ABSTRACT Most cardiac tumors are benign myxomas, and are most commonly found in the left atrium. Such tumors are identified either during symptomatic workup or found incidentally. We present a case in which a patient with recurrent transient ischemic attacks and syncope was found to have a giant right atrial myxoma with subsequent right atrial outflow obstruction. The mass was initially diagnosed on transthoracic echocardiography and its full scope was detailed utilizing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). With swift intervention, the mass was successfully removed with the help of TEE guidance and the patient made a full recovery. The importance of TEE both preoperatively and intraoperatively during resection of giant cardiac masses is highlighted. How to cite this article Ungerman E, Haft W. Giant Right Atrial Myxoma: The Importance of Transesophageal Echocardiography during Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Resection. J Perioper Echocardiogr 2016;4(2):74-78.

scholarly journals The Preoperative Evaluation of Infective Endocarditis via 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Yong ◽  
Pankaj Saxena ◽  
Ammar M. Killu ◽  
Sean Coffey ◽  
Harold M. Burkhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Transesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Left Atrium ◽  
Preoperative Evaluation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Intravenous Drug User ◽  
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Technological Advances

Transesophageal echocardiography continues to have a central role in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis and its sequelae. Recent technological advances offer the option of 3-dimensional imaging in the evaluation of patients with infective endocarditis. We present an illustrative case and review the literature regarding the potential advantages and limitations of 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of complicated infective endocarditis. A 51-year-old man, an intravenous drug user who had undergone bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement 5 months earlier, presented with prosthetic valve endocarditis. Preoperative transesophageal echocardiography with 3D rendition revealed a large abscess involving the mitral aortic intervalvular fibrosa, together with a mycotic aneurysm that had ruptured into the left atrium, resulting in a left ventricle-to-left atrium fistula. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography enabled superior preoperative anatomic delineation and surgical planning. We conclude that 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography can be a useful adjunct to traditional 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography as a tool in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.

scholarly journals Principles of Rhythm Management in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Alexandra Kristine Tonch-Cerbu ◽  
Oana Stoia ◽  
Minodora Teodoru ◽  
Gabriela Eminovici
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Transesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Left Atrium ◽  
Population Study ◽  
Therapeutic Approach ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Rhythm Control ◽  
Echocardiographic Parameters

AbstractAtrial fibrillation is a multilateral arrhythmia, which causes the clinician to encounter difficulties in its therapeutic approach for each new patient. The purpose of this paper aims in particular at evaluating the management of atrial fibrillation, namely its cardioversion and rhythm control. The population study consisted of 50 patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, who underwent transesophageal echocardiographic investigation before cardioversion. All of these patients had transesophageal echocardiography. Certain echocardiographic parameters, such as the size of the left atrium, the presence of intracavitary thrombi, the left atrial appendage flow velocity, and the presence of spontaneous contrast, were taken into account. Cardioversion (electrical and pharmacological) was successful in 78.05% of patients. An appendage flow velocity greater than 40 cm/s, the absence of spontaneous contrast and the normal size of the left atrium, can be among the predictors of successful cardioversion.

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