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Rapid Visualization of PTSMA Target Area by Real Time 3D Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Bogunovic Nikola,
Buuren Frank,
Horstkotte Dieter,
Faber Lothar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12567
Subject(s) - percutaneous , ablation , cardiology , medicine , ventricular outflow tract , biomedical engineering
Mini‐Abstract Percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation ( PTSMA ) is an accepted strategy to reduce dynamic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction in HOCM . Periinterventional intramyocardial 2D contrast echocardiography (2D‐ CE ) is the primary imaging technique to identify the interventional target region. The role of intramyocardial 3D‐ CE in a PTSMA procedure has not been described yet. Real time 3D technique will be able to present an “instantaneous overlook” of the target myocardium in 4 dimensions (3D + time), which may increase speed and safety of the procedure. We present a case with HOCM undergoing PTSMA under additional 3D‐ CE control of the target area.