Journals / Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi / 2003 / Cilt: 31 - Sayı: 11
Clinical and echocardiographic determinants of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the descending aorta association with embolic events in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy
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- 671–678
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Abstract
Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) is a frequent finding in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP) and it is associated with embolic events when it occurs in the left atrium. However, little is known about SEC in the descending aorta (DA-SEC) and its associations with embolic events. In this study, we investigated the frequency and clinical correlates of DA-SEC and its association with peripheral embolic events after 16-months? follow-up. Sixty-seven consecutive patients with DCMP (47 male, 20 female, mean age 60±11 years) underwent transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Spontaneous echocardiographic contrast in the descending aorta was found in 26 patients (38%) and was associated with lower cardiac index (p
Özet
Spontan eko kontrast (SEK) dilate kardiyomiyopatili hastalarda (DKMP) sık rastlanan bir bulgudur ve sol atriyumda oluştuğunda embolik olaylarla ilişkilidir. Bununla birlikte desandan aortada SEK (DA-SEK) bulunması ve bu durumun embolik olaylarla ilişkisi çok az bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, DA-SEK?in sıklığı, klinik belirleyicileri ve 16 aylık takip sonrasında periferik embolik olaylarla ilişkisi incelendi. DKMP'li 67 ardışık hastaya (47 erkek, 20 kadın, ortalama yaş 60±11 yıl) transtorasik ve transözofajiyal ekokardiyografi yapıldı. Desendan aortada SEK 26 (%38) hastada mevcuttu ve düşük kardiyak indeks (p