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Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Multi-chamber Intracardiac Thrombosis During Liver Transplantation: A Case Series Cover

Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Multi-chamber Intracardiac Thrombosis During Liver Transplantation: A Case Series

Open Access
|Aug 2020

Abstract

Intra-cardiac thrombosis is one of the most devastating complications during liver transplantation. In the majority of cases, ICT, followed by massive pulmonary embolism, is commonly occurring shortly after liver graft reperfusion, but it has been reported to occur at any stage of the surgery. We present a series of 3 cases of intra-cardiac thrombosis during orthotopic liver transplantation surgery, including a case of four-chamber intra-cardiac clot formation during the pre-anhepatic stage. This article represents a single-centre 14 year-long experience. Intra-operative TEE is the gold standard to diagnose intra-cardiac thrombosis, monitoring its size, location and dynamics, as well as myocardial performance and the effects of resuscitation efforts.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 194 - 199
Submitted on: May 8, 2020
Accepted on: Jul 23, 2020
Published on: Aug 11, 2020
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2020 Jocelyn Y. Wang, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Alexander Vitin, Kenneth Martay, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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