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Thrombus attached to suture materials successfully thrombolysed with low-dose tissue plasminogen activator

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2014
Mechanical prosthetic heart valve thrombosis is one of the most common complications of valve surgery. We herein describe an unusual clinical vignette.
Macit Kalçık, Ozan Mustafa Gürsoy, Süleyman Karakoyun, Mehmet Özkan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sinus venosus atrial septal defect presenting with brain abscess in a 33-year-old man [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2019
This study aimed to present a case of 33-year old man who was admitted with a history of one week headache and acute diplopia. No important finding was reported in his past medical history.
Roghayeh Pourkia, Seyed Habibollah Hassani, Simin Mouodi   +2 more
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Relationship Between Transthoracic Echocardiography and Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Anatomic and Hemodynamic Assessment of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects in Children and Adults

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: To determine the relationship between transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the anatomic and hemodynamic assessment of secundum atrial septal defects in children and adults. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and
Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Shahnawaz Sathio, Raam Chand, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Aliya Kemal Ahsan, Fazal ur Rehman, Najma Patel   +6 more
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Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of the atrial septal defects [PDF]

, 2008
Transesophageal echocardiography has advantages over transthoracic technique in defining morphology of atrial structures. Even though real time three-dimensional echocardiographic imaging is a reality, the off-line reconstruction technique usually allows
Ángel Romero-Cárdenas, Erdmenger-Orellana Julio, Vázquez-Antona Clara, Luis Muñoz Castellanos, Romero-Cárdenas Ángel, Jesús Vargas-Barrón, Francisco-Javier Roldán, Clara Vázquez-Antona, Marco-Antonio Martínez-Ríos, Martínez-Ríos Marco-Antonio, Vargas-Barrón Jesús, Castellanos Luis, Roldán Francisco-Javier, Julio Erdmenger-Orellana   +13 more
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A serial fluoroscopy-guided thrombolytic therapy of a mechanical tricuspid prosthetic valve thrombosis with low-dose and ultra-slow infusion of tissue-type plasminogen activator

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2014
Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a life-threatening complication that is seen most commonly in patients with left-sided prosthetic valves. However, mechanical tricuspid valves carry the highest risk of thrombosis of any cardiac valve. Thrombolysis has been
Macit Kalcik, Ozan Mustafa Gürsoy, Mehmet Ali Astarcıoğlu, Mehmet Özkan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Turkish registry of heart valve disease

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2013
Objectives: Valvular heart diseases (VHD) occur frequently in Turkey. However, epidemiological studies of VHD have not been completed until now. The aim of this study is to identify the VHD type, clinical, laboratory characteristics, and treatment ...
Recep Demirbağ, Leyla Elif Sade, Mustafa Aydın, Abdi Bozkurt, Esmeray Acartürk   +4 more
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The effect of laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum on patient’s respiratory variation of inferior vena cava and stroke volume index: A randomized controlled study

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Background: The establishment of pneumoperitoneum has impacts on patient’s cardiovascular function. In this study, the respiratory variation of inferior vena cava (IVC), stroke volume (SV) index, and other parameters was monitored to determine how the ...
Dawei Liu, Jingfei Sun, Kun Chen, Yanfeng Yao, Fan Zhang   +4 more
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Esophageal rupture: a severe complication of transesophageal echocardiography

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2012
Since when the first transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was undertaken in 1975, technological advances have made this diagnostic modality more reliable. TEE indications became widespread in cardiac and non-cardiac surgeries, intensive care units, and
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Brenda Margatho Ramos Martines, João Augusto Santos Martines, José de Arimatéia Batista Araújo Filho   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transesophageal echocardiography related complications

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) is an important imaging method for the evaluation of cardiac structure and function, and it holds significant value in the clinical management of cardiovascular diseases. Unlike transthoracic echocardiography (TTE),
Linyue Zhang, Linyue Zhang, Linyue Zhang, Yuji Xie, Yuji Xie, Yuji Xie, Zhaoli Ren, Zhaoli Ren, Zhaoli Ren, Mingxing Xie, Mingxing Xie, Mingxing Xie   +11 more
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Transesophageal Echocardiography: Not for Everyone? [PDF]

Stroke, 2007
To the Editor: We read with interest the article by de Bruijn et al comparing transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography (TEE versus TEE) for the evaluation of TIA or stroke.1 We congratulate the investigators on this important study. TEE proved superior to TTE for identification of a cardiac embolic source in patients with TIA or …
Edward A, Gill, W T, Longstreth, Kyra J, Becker, David L, Tirschwell   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources