Spontaneous Echocardiographic Contrast in the Descending Thoracic Aorta

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Abstract

Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) is an occasional finding observed in the atria in patients undergoing transesophageal echocardiographic studies, but has rarely been described in the descending thoracic aorta in the absence of an aortic dissection. The pathophysiology of SEC in the cardiac and vascular structures appears to be related to an interaction between red blood cells and plasma proteins in the setting of a low flow state. In this report we present three cases of SEC in the descending thoracic aorta, with one of the cases of SEC resolving with repair of his underlying cardiac disorder.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1996

Publication date (Print): 1996

Publication date (Electronic): 19 November 2008

Volume: 87

Issue: 5

Pages: 379-383

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^aDepartment of Internal Medicine/Division of Cardiology, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, Mich., and ^bWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich., USA

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Publisher ID: 177124 Other ID: Cardiology 1996;87:379–383

DOI: 10.1159/000177124

PubMed ID: 8894257

SO-VID: 2e4112b2-366c-456b-b4dd-6128748bf4ac

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Date received : 02 November 1994

Date accepted : 21 April 1995

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Pages: 5

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