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Swiss Cheese‐Like Atrial Septal Defect Detected by Three‐Dimensional Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Vatankulu Mehmet A.,
Jafarov Parviz,
Kahraman Ay Nuray
Publication year - 2015
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.12933
Subject(s) - interatrial septum , medicine , shunting , atrial septum , cardiology , foramen secundum , heart septal defect , septum secundum , radiology , left atrium , patent foramen ovale , atrial fibrillation , migraine
Mini‐Abstract A 33‐year‐old female presented to the outpatient clinic with progressive exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed enlarged right heart chambers with left‐to‐right shunting. Two‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography confirmed these findings and showed three defects on interatrial septum. Real time three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography was performed to better visualize the anatomy of the interatrial septum. Reconstruction of the three‐dimensional images revealed multiple defects of interatrial septum like a Swiss cheese. The patient underwent surgical closure of the atrial septal defect.