Lambl's excrescences in children: Improved detection via transthoracic echocardiography.

Amanda L PhillipsMuhammad Yasir QureshiBenjamin W EidemFrank Cetta

Published in: Congenital heart disease (2017)

The prevalence of LE in children is lower than that reported in adults, this supports the age-related "wear and tear" process that has been described in previous studies. LE do not require intervention or more aggressive invasive imaging in children.

Keyphrases

young adults
computed tomography
heart failure
photodynamic therapy
atrial fibrillation
fluorescence imaging
quantum dots