Incidence of spontaneous echocontrast in left atrium in mitral stenosis detected by transoesophageal echo cardiography and related factors.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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2000 Aug; 26(2): 56-60
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The incidence of left atrial (LA) spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) and the clinical and echocardiographic variables related to it were prospectively evaluated in a series of 60 patients with mitral stenosis (MS) undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with a 5 MHz multiplane transducer. LA-SEC was found in 39 patients (65%) employing TEE. Statistical analysis showed a significant relationship between the presence of SEC and MS without mitral regurgitation (MR) (P < 0.05), MS with < or = MR grade II (P < 0.05), atrial fibrillation (P < 0.001) and increased left atrial dimension (P < 0.05). Age, sex, mitral valve area and ejection fraction did not show any positive association (P > 0.05). Thus, it is concluded that LA-SEC is a common finding observed in approximately 65% of MS patients undergoing TEE and associated with conditions favouring stasis of left atrial blood.
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Adolescente
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Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana
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Adulto
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Átrios do Coração
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Estenose da Valva Mitral
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Inglês
Revista:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Ano de publicação:
2000
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