We report a case of a right atrial thrombus traversing a patent foramen ovale into the left atrium, where three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provided considerable incremental value over two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in its assessment. As well as allowing us to better spatially characterize the thrombus, three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provided a more quantitative assessment through estimation of total thrombus burden.
Keywords: patent foramen ovale; three-dimensional echocardiography; three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography; thrombus; thrombus in transit; two-dimensional echocardiography.
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