Acute left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast and suspicious thrombus formation following mitral regurgitation reduction with the MitraClip system

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Nov;7(11):1322-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.04.027. Epub 2014 Oct 15.

Authors

Yohei Ohno¹, Guilherme F Attizzani¹, Davide Capodanno², Fabio Dipasqua¹, Marco Barbanti¹, Stefano Cannata¹, Sebastiano Immé¹, Margherita Ministeri¹, Anna Caggegi¹, Anna M Pistritto¹, Giuseppe Ronsivalle¹, Piera Capranzano², Sarah Mangiafico¹, Salvatore Scandura¹, Corrado Tamburino², Carmelo Grasso³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Excellence Through Newest Advances (ETNA) Foundation, Catania, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Electronic address: melfat75@gmail.com.

PMID: 25326740
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.04.027

No abstract available

Keywords: MitraClip; spontaneous echocardiographic contrast; thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / instrumentation
Contrast Media*
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / etiology
Humans
Mitral Valve / physiopathology
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Predictive Value of Tests
Severity of Illness Index
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Contrast Media