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7817926

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
Left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) is an important marker of increased thromboembolic risk in patients with mitral stenosis. To evaluate the effect of percutaneous transseptal mitral valvuloplasty (PTMV) on SEC, we performed transesophageal echocardiography 1 day before and 3 months after PTMV on 88 consecutive patients. SEC was present in 65 (74%) patients before PTMV and was associated with absence of moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (p = 0.01), a smaller valve area (p = 0.02), an older age (p = 0.04), and atrial fibrillation (p = 0.05). At 3 months, PTMV resulted in a mean absolute and relative increase in valve area of 0.54 +/- 0.36 cm2 and 53% +/- 43%, respectively. SEC resolved in 37 patients but persisted in 28 (32%) patients at the 3-month study. The absolute and relative increase of valve area and worsened mitral regurgitation after PTMV were predictors of resolution of SEC, with the relative increase in valve area being the only significant predictor on multivariate analysis. PTMV frequently results in resolution of SEC, which may have important implications in reducing the thromboembolic risk in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-8703
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
129
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Resolution of left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty: implications for thromboembolic risk.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study