Erschienen in:
20.11.2023 | Brief Communication
Echo HALT: do we really need a cardiac CT?
verfasst von:
Giulia Passaniti, Francesca Romana Prandi, Samin Sharma, Annapoorna Kini, Stamatios Lerakis
Erschienen in:
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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Ausgabe 1/2024
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Abstract
Leaflet thrombosis is usually an incidental finding and Cardiac CT is the gold standard for its diagnosis, but the classic features of hypoattenuation leaflet thickening (HALT) and hypoattenuation affecting motion (HAM) can also be seen on echocardiography and more specifically on trans-esophageal echocardiography. We describe a case of transcatheter aortic valve thrombosis where both the diagnosis and treatment were based exclusively on the echocardiographic evaluation, without the need of cardiac CT, with good outcome for the patient.