Thrombus at Ostium of Coronary Sinus Discovered during Evaluation for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

A 50‐year‐old male patient with dilated cardiomyopathy was evaluated for cardiac resynchronization therapy. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a mass in close proximity to the coronary sinus ostium.The mass was considered to be a thrombus and found to have disappeared at the repeat echocardiogr...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-08, Vol.29 (7), p.E176-E177
Main Authors: Güvenç, Tolga Sinan, Karakuş, Gültekin, Karabağ, Yavuz, Özen, Kaya, Balcı, Bahattin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
coronary sinus
Coronary Sinus - diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography
Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Incidental Findings
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
thrombus
transthoracic echocardiography
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Summary:A 50‐year‐old male patient with dilated cardiomyopathy was evaluated for cardiac resynchronization therapy. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a mass in close proximity to the coronary sinus ostium.The mass was considered to be a thrombus and found to have disappeared at the repeat echocardiogram performed following a month of anticoagulation therapy with warfarin. In this case report, we aim to emphasize the importance of coronary sinus imaging, especially during echocardiographic evaluation for cardiac asynchrony.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01693.x