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Evaluation of subvalvular pannus formation in mechanical aortic valve by transesophageal echocardiography
Author(s) -
Karaduman Ahmet,
Balaban İsmail,
Keskin Berhan,
Kalkan Semih,
Keten Mustafa Ferhat,
Kafkas Çağrı,
Ayturk Mehmet,
Kahveci Gökhan
Publication year - 2019
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.14463
Subject(s) - pannus , medicine , cardiology , mechanical heart valve , aortic valve , radiology , heart valve , rheumatoid arthritis
Subvalvular pannus formation is a rare but clinically important complication with prosthetic valves. Transthoracic echocardiography still plays a role in the initial assessment of mechanical aortic valve dysfunction. But evaluation with transesophageal echocardiography is more useful. Subvalvular area may be a blind spot of echocardiography due to acoustic shadowing. The case presented herein underlines the significant role of transgastric plane and three‐dimensional TEE in the assessment of subvalvular pannus formation in mechanical aortic valves.