Syncope due to right atrial thromboembolism: diagnostic importance of two-dimensional echocardiography
Høegholm, A.; Clementsen, P.; Mortensen, S.A.
Acta Cardiologica 42(6): 469-473
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5385 PMID: 3501653 Document Number: 295704
Recurrent syncopes due to acute circulatory failure occurred in a 40-years-old female with a massive right atrial thromboembolus which was detected by two-dimensional echocardiography (2 DE), and subsequently surgically removed. 2 DE is an excellent and rapid screening technique for the patients with right sided intracardiac masses. The use of 2 DE should be considered for patients with unclear syncopes e.g. postoperatively, following deep venous thrombosis or in cases resembling "hyperventilation syndrome".