A novel view for visualizing a left pulmonary artery thromboembolus with intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Martina NowakPeter Rosenberger

Abstract

Visualization of thromboembolic material in the pulmonary artery is often difficult on transesophageal echocardiography, especially in the left pulmonary artery, because of the position of the left main bronchus. We present a case in which thromboembolic material within the midleft pulmonary artery was incidentally diagnosed using additional, modified transesophageal echocardiography views, in a patient undergoing mitral valve repair.

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Aug 4, 2009·Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia·Alina NicoaraFarid Jadbabaie
Apr 14, 2009·Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia·Dimitri KalavrouziotisIvan Rapchuk

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