Incidental finding of a pulmonary embolus by intracardiac echocardiography during an atrial fibrillation ablation procedure

被引：3

作者：

Asbach, Stefan ^{[1
]}

Biermann, Juergen ^{[1
]}

Blanke, Philipp ^{[2
]}

Pache, Gregor ^{[2
]}

Bode, Christoph ^{[1
]}

Faber, Thomas S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Klinikum Freiburg, Med Klin 3, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany

[2] Univ Klinikum Freiburg, Radiol Univ Klin, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany

来源：

EUROPACE | 2010年 / 12卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1093/europace/euq121

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

A 71-year-old female patient was referred for catheter ablation of drug-refractory, symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Initial intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) incidentally showed a mobile embolus stuck at a bifurcation of the right pulmonary artery. The procedure was suspended and the finding was subsequently confirmed by computed tomography pulmonary angiography. This case illustrates a potential value of real-time imaging by ICE during invasive procedures.

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页码：1199 / 1200

页数：2

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