Echocardiographic mimicker of thrombus on a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis due to cavitation: A paradoxical phenomenon of pressure recovery

Zhenzhen Wang; Chadi Ayoub; Jeremy J. Thaden; Said Alsidawi; Fletcher A. Miller; Lawrence J. Sinak; Charanjit S. Rihal; Rowlens M. Melduni

doi:10.1111/echo.14403

Echocardiographic mimicker of thrombus on a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis due to cavitation: A paradoxical phenomenon of pressure recovery

Zhenzhen Wang, Chadi Ayoub, Jeremy J. Thaden, Said Alsidawi, Fletcher A. Miller, Lawrence J. Sinak, Charanjit S. Rihal, Rowlens M. Melduni

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Abstract

We describe a case of a mass-like echocardiographic density on a mechanical prosthetic aortic valve. We initially suspected a thrombus vs vegetation on transthoracic echocardiography, but after transesophageal echocardiography, the density was subsequently determined to be cavitation by reviewing the initial images in slow motion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1397-1400
Number of pages	4
Journal	Echocardiography
Volume	36
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.14403
State	Published - Jul 2019

Keywords

aortic valve prosthesis
cavitation
mass
microbubbles
thrombus
vegetations

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Echocardiographic mimicker of thrombus on a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis due to cavitation: A paradoxical phenomenon of pressure recovery

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