Left atrial spontaneous echo contrast: relationship with clinical and echocardiographic parameters
Spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) indicates blood stasis in cardiac chambers and major vessels, and is a known precursor of thrombus formation. Transesophageal echocardiography plays a pivotal role in detecting and grading SEC in the left atrial (LA) cavity. Assessing LA SEC can identify patients at...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Echo Research and Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://erp.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/echo/6/2/ERP-18-0083.xml |