Echocardiographic diagnosis of bland thrombus on an aortic valve

Echocardiography is a valuable modality for imaging thrombi and vegetations. Although patients with systemic lupus erythematosus may develop Libman-Sacks endocarditis, in which punctate verrucous plaques are found histologically on valvular endocardial tissue, these lesions are ordinarily too small...

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Published inJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography Vol. 1; no. 4; p. 271
Main Authors Schrem, S, Freedberg, R S, Culliford, A J, Kronzon, I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1988
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Adult
Aortic Valve - pathology
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Heart Valve Diseases - diagnosis
Humans
Thrombosis - diagnosis
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Summary:Echocardiography is a valuable modality for imaging thrombi and vegetations. Although patients with systemic lupus erythematosus may develop Libman-Sacks endocarditis, in which punctate verrucous plaques are found histologically on valvular endocardial tissue, these lesions are ordinarily too small for ultrasonic imaging. We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by systemic embolization, who had a large mobile aortic valve thrombus, which was discovered with the aid of echocardiography and was confirmed by surgical resection.
ISSN:0894-7317
DOI:10.1016/S0894-7317(88)80043-9