Detection of strands in native aortic valves by transesophageal echocardiography

T Menzel; S Mohr-Kahaly; K J Arnold; B Kölsch; H Kopp; M Spiecker; S R Wagner; R Meinert; J Meyer

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00193-8

Detection of strands in native aortic valves by transesophageal echocardiography

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 1;79(11):1549-52. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00193-8.

Authors

T Menzel¹, S Mohr-Kahaly, K J Arnold, B Kölsch, H Kopp, M Spiecker, S R Wagner, R Meinert, J Meyer

Affiliation

¹ Second Medical Clinic and the Institute for Statistics and Data Processing, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Germany.

PMID: 9185655
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00193-8

Abstract

Prevalence and echocardiographic characteristics of strands on the leaflets of native aortic valves were examined. According to our data, the strands we found in 39% of patients are most likely Lambl's excrescences.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Valve / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies