Cavitation phenomenon: a novel echocardiographic finding in pump thrombosis

J Card Fail. 2014 Nov;20(11):874-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.07.017. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Authors

Chandrasekar Palaniswamy¹, Jalaj Garg¹, Tanya Dutta¹, Amar Shah², Alan Gass¹, Gregg M Lanier¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
² Department of Radiology, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.

PMID: 25106784
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.07.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / methods*
Female
Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
Humans
Prosthesis Failure
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / surgery*