Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a potential separation between the septum, primum and septum secundum located in anterosuperior portion of atrial septum. PFO one main factors causing cryptogenic stroke which fifth leading cause death United States. For diagnosis, contrast transthoracic echocardiography (cTTE) preferred as being more robust method compared with others. However, current diagnosis t...

OBJECTIVE To determine the importance of contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of intrapulmonary vascular dilations in patients with severe liver disease, who are candidates for liver transplantation. METHODS The study comprised 76 patients with chronic liver disease and no evidence of intrinsic pulmonary disease, heart failure, or congenital heart disease with intracardiac communication...

A patient suspected of Covid-19 pneumonia, in whom pneumonia lesions were first detected by chest computed tomography, was further evaluated transthoracic echocardiography due to cardiomegaly. Transthoracic revealed a large right atrial-related ruptured pseudoaneurysm. Contrast-enhanced tomography ruled out bilateral multiple lung nodules and pulmonary embolism associated with mural thrombus th...

cor triatriatum is an acyanotic congenital heart disease. we present a rare case of cor triatriatum sinistrum in a 6-month-old female infant who was presented with cyanosis and failure to thrive. the 2d transthoracic echocardiography and the doppler color flow imaging showed a proximal venous chamber communicating to the distal left atrium  through restrictive opening to the low-pressure, dista...

A 66-year-old man presented with exertional dyspnea. He was found to have an unruptured aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva causing significant right ventricular outflow obstruction. This aneurysm was diagnosed by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography, transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, contrast echocardiography and 64-slice multidet...

Tissue Doppler imaging was used with transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography to determine its clinical usefulness beyond visualization of ventricular wall motion. Thirteen novel applications were found: acoustically difficult transthoracic studies, thrombus, mitral chordal motion, shunt detection using saline contrast, spontaneous echo contrast, intra-aortic balloon pump position and...

Coronary artery fistulas have been diagnosed with aortography, coronary angiography, and coronary computed tomography (CT). A large fistula can be occasionally found as a mass lesion on echocardiography but cannot be easily confirmed. Here, we report a new diagnostic approach to coronary artery fistulas using a contrast agent and transthoracic echocardiography. Transthoracic echocardiography of...

  Myxoid is a common type of liposarcoma. Cardiac metastasis of sarcoma is a rare diagnosis. Transthoracic echocardiography is a useful tool for beginning the diagnosis. Curative resection of metastasis and then combination systemic chemotherapy for advanced disease is recommended. We report a 50 year old woman who presented with a cardiac metastasis of high grade round cell liposarcoma to righ...

A rare case of left coronary artery--pulmonary artery fistula is reported. Transoesophageal echocardiography was capable of precisely demonstrating the origin, the course and the drainage site of the fistula. In contrast, transthoracic echocardiography could visualise a drainage flow in the pulmonary artery only. In conclusion, transoesophageal echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis o...