Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of perioperative coronary sinus trauma Nancy C. Poirier, MD, Patricia Ugolini, MD, Michel Pellerin, MD, Robert Petitclerc, MD, Jean-Claude Tardif, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 66, Issue 2, Pages 573-575 (August 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00537-2
Fig 1 Intraoperative multiplane transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrates a hematoma (H) adjacent to the thin posterior wall of the left atrium (arrows) and extending behind the right upper pulmonary veins (RUPV). (Ao = ascending aorta; LAA = left atrial appendage.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 573-575DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00537-2)
Fig 2 Multiplane transesophageal echocardiography performed in the intensive care unit 1 hour later. There is a loculated hematoma (H) compressing the left upper pulmonary veins (LUPV). (LAA = left atrial appendage.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 66, 573-575DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00537-2)