Echocardiographic diagnosis of thrombotic deposits in acute endocarditis
Staiger, J.; Simon, G.
Zeitschrift für Kardiologie 67(8): 540-546
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5860 PMID: 695806 Document Number: 128773
This report describes the echocardiographic features seen in 6 patients with valvular vegetations as documented by autopsy or surgery. 4 mitral, 3 aortic and 1 tricuspid valves were investigated using M-mode echoscan(n = 8). Characteristic findings observed were non-uniform thickening of the typical valve pattern in sytole and diastole without restriction of valve motion. In 7 cases the exact echocardiographic localization of valvular vegetation was confirmed in situ, whereas localization of vegetation in tricuspid valve disease was uncomplete.