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Vol 26, No 4 (2019)
Images in cardiovascular medicine — Clinical cardiology
Submitted: 2019-03-21
Accepted: 2019-05-26
Published online: 2019-08-22
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Epicardial fat mimicking left atrial appendage thrombus
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Affiliations- Cardiology Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Radiology Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Vol 26, No 4 (2019)
Images in cardiovascular medicine — Clinical cardiology
Submitted: 2019-03-21
Accepted: 2019-05-26
Published online: 2019-08-22
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Supp./Additional Files (2) Video 1.Biplane transesophageal echocardiography, mid-esophageal view. An echogenic, multilobulated, and mobile mass corresponding to epicardial fat is surrounded by fluid in the pulmonary artery recess of the transverse pericardial sinus (TS). LA: left a
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Video 2.Transesophageal echocardiography, mid-esophageal view. The true left atrial appendage lumen (LAA) is in continuity with the left atrium (LA) and appears collapsed by surrounding echogenic tissue. LSPV: left superior pulmonary vein.
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Epicardial fat mimicking left atrial appendage thrombus
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2019-08-22
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10.5603/CJ.2019.0080
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Cardiol J 2019;26(4):418-419.
Authors
Nicolas Johner
Philippe Maziarski
Jean-Paul Vallée
Philippe Meyer
