Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Echogenic mass
Introduction
Echogenic masses are echocardiographic findings that attached to the valve leaflet. Possible causes are;
- vegetation
- myxomatous degeneration
- cuspal tear
- reduntant chordae
- fibroelastoma
- fibrinous strand
- Lamb’s excrescence
- Beam width artifact
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