Abstract:
:The purpose of this study was to evaluate various methods of diagnosis of left atrial thrombi (LAT) in patients (pts) with mitral stenosis (MS). From 1980 to 1990, 581 pts with MS have undergone open mitral commissurotomy (n = 169) or valve replacement (n = 412). All pts had transthoracic 2D echocardiography (TTE), 101 transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE), 192 a left atrial angiography (A) (from a left ventricular injection if associated mitral regurgitation grade 3 (n = 154) or from an injection in the pulmonary artery (n = 38) and 229 a coronary angiography (CA). Tomodensitometry (TD), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and 111 Indium platelet imaging (IPI) were performed in some cases, 2, 8 and 5 respectively. All these examinations were carried out in the month before surgery. LAT was found by the surgeon in 43 pts (7%). The site was left atrial appendage in 26 cases (60%) and left atrial cavity in 17 cases. Sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp) of TTE/TEE/A/CA were the following: TTE, Se% 28, Sp% 99; TEE, Se% 83, Sp% 97; A, Se% 28, Sp% 99; CA, Se% 14, Sp% 100. Specificity was high with all methods but sensitivity was high only with TEE and poor with other methods because of difficulty in detecting thrombi of the left atrial appendage. Specificity and sensitivity of TD, NMR and IPI require more information. False-negative cases are possible with NMR (1 case) and IPI (1 case) in well established LAT. We conclude: TEE is the easiest way to detect LAT, particularly when located in the left atrial appendage. It should be carried out systematically before percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty or surgery.
journal_name
Eur Heart Jjournal_title
European heart journalauthors
Acar J,Cormier B,Grimberg D,Kawthekar G,Iung B,Scheuer B,Farah Edoi
10.1093/eurheartj/12.suppl_b.70subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-07-01 00:00:00pages
70-6eissn
0195-668Xissn
1522-9645journal_volume
12 Suppl Bpub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Oxygen supplementation is a standard treatment for all patients who present with acute coronary syndrome, regardless of oxygen saturation levels. Most of the data regarding the function of oxygen in myocardial infarction is based on a limited number of basic and clinical studies. We performed a systematic literature r...
journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 共识发展会议,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015273
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1530
更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/12.suppl_d.171
更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi844
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-05-14 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/14.6.751
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi582
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2004-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-05-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060962
更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1053/euhj.1997.0614
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehw603
更新日期:2017-12-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:European heart journal
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1987-12-01 00:00:00