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http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2015.23.three.pISSN 1975-4612/ eISSN 2005-9655 Copyright 2015 Korean Society of Echocardiographywww.kse-jcu.orgIMAGES IN CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUNDJ Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2015;23(three):191-Blooming Flower in Misty Left AtriumShivashankara Tarikere Hemaraju, MD, Amjad Ali, MD, and Manjunath Cholenahally Nanjappa, MDDepartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Analysis and Sciences, Bangalore, IndiaKEY WORDS:Left atrial thrombus Mitral stenosis Transesophageal echocardiography.Left atrial (LA) thrombus is called a common complication of rheumatic mitral stenosis. It truly is much more typical in the presence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Incidence of LA clot formation in sinus rhythm is two.43.five 1)2) plus the incidence is as high as 33 in patients with mitral stenosis in AF. For the reason that transthoracic echocardiography may not detect the left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) remains the gold regular for identifying the LAA thrombus. We report a case of LAA thrombus mimicking like a hydatid cyst. A 38 years old male with severe mitral stenosis as a consequence of rheumatic heart illness presented with progressive worsening of dyspnea (New York Heart Association class II II) more than a period of two years. The electrocardiogram revealed sinus rhythm with evidence of LA enlargement. There was no previous history of AF and he was not on any anticoagulants. The transthoracic echocardiogram revealed thickened mitral leaflets with mitral orifice location of 1.0 cm2 and mean mitral valve gradient of 18 mm Hg. The LA was enlarged and there was grade IV spontaneous echo contrast in LA. On TEE, there was significant cystic mobile formation noted within the LA, originating from LAA and protruding into LA physique. Nodular structures have been visible within the cystic formation (Fig. 1, Supplementary movie 1). In four-chamber view at 0 it was appearing like a blooming flower (Fig. 2, Supplementary movie two). Thrombus is identified by the homogenous echo texture and visualised in far more than one particular plane. It may appear in different forms and shapes depending on the organisation of clot. TEE is usually a beneficial tool to detect LA thrombus in individuals with mitral stenosis. The clot in LA can occur in a variety of forms from cystic lesions to mass like appearences.Mead acid custom synthesis One really should appear for LAA clot in situations of rheumatic mitral stenosis prior to subjecting for balloon mitral valvotomy no matter if sufferers are in AF or sinus rhythm.Neutral protease, Paenibacillus polymyxa Endogenous Metabolite Within the presence of high grade of spontanous echo contrast, LA clot should be always suspected.PMID:24761411 3)Fig. 1. Cystic mass arising from left atrial appendage with nodular structures inside it.Fig. two. Arrow showing nodular structures within cystic formation mimicking hydatid cyst in left atrium.Received: March 1, 2015 evised: April 1, 2015 ccepted: July 22, 2015 ddress for Correspondence: Shivashankara Tarikere Hemaraju, Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Analysis and Sciences, A Jaya Nagar 9th Block, BG Road, Bangalore 560069, Karnataka, India Tel: +91-9241675034, Fax: +91-8026534477, E-mail: [email protected] This really is an Open Access post distributed below the terms on the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0)which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original function is effectively cited.Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 23 | SeptemberSupplementar.
