Cor Vasa 2013, 55(2):e176-e183 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2013.02.005

Imaging of intracardiac thrombus

Sibel Turhan, Ozgur Ulas Ozcan*, Cetin Erol
Ankara University, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey

Intracardiac thrombus is an important clinical condition because of its potential complications. Detection of ventricular thrombi is generally performed by transthoracic echocardiography while atrial thrombi are generally evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography. Contrast-enhanced computerized tomography is more sensitive for detecting ventricular and atrial thrombi than transthoracic echocardiography, but the technique has been demonstrated to be inferior to transesophageal echocardiography for displaying atrial thrombi. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging provides superior specificity for evaluation of tissue characteristics and helps to differentiate thrombi from other masses.

Keywords: Cardiac thrombus; Computed tomography; Echocardiography; Magnetic resonance

Received: November 26, 2012; Accepted: February 19, 2013; Published: April 1, 2013  Show citation

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Turhan S, Ulas Ozcan O, Erol C. Imaging of intracardiac thrombus. Cor Vasa. 2013;55(2):e176-183. doi: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2013.02.005.
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