Korean J Crit Care Med.  2017 Nov;32(4):372-375. 10.4266/kjccm.2017.00220.

Spontaneous Echo Contrast Mistaken for Left Ventricular Thrombus during Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

• Lee SI
• Lee SY
• Choi CH
• Park KY
• Park CH

• KMID: 2405126
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2017.00220

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Thrombosis*

Figure

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  Figure 1. Chest radiographs obtained on hospital days 4 to 9. (A) 4, (B) 5, (C) 6, (D) 7, (E) 8, (F) 9 hospital days.

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  Figure 2. Cardiac enzyme trends.

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  Figure 3. Trans-thoracic echocardiographs obtained on hospital day 11. (A) Spontaneous echo contrast mistaken for left ventricular thrombus (parasternal short and long axis views). (B) Disappeared spontaneous echo contrast after volume replacement (parasternal short and long axis views).

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