Kamperidis V, Michou E, Kouskouras K, Nikolaidou O, Karvounis H
1 Cardiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Radiology Department, AHEPA Hospital, Medical Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hippokratia. 2016 Jul-Sep;20(3):235-237.
Contrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for the opacification of left atrial appendage (LAA) is not clearly suggested by the current guidelines and only scarce data are available.
A patient with a membrane-like structure in the LAA cavity is presented. Contrast-enhanced TEE revealed LAA pericardial effusion and this diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance that offered comparable images and tissue characterization.
Contrast-enhanced TEE has been demonstrated to safely and accurately enlighten LAA anatomy. Hippokratia 2016, 20(3): 235-237.
目前的指南并未明确建议使用对比增强经食管超声心动图(TEE)使左心耳(LAA)显影,仅有少量相关数据。
本文报告了一名左心耳腔内存在膜状结构的患者。对比增强TEE显示左心耳心包积液,心脏磁共振成像证实了这一诊断,其提供了类似的图像及组织特征。
对比增强TEE已被证明能安全、准确地显示左心耳的解剖结构。《希波克拉底》2016年,20(3): 235 - 237。