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Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
Author(s) -
CHAN KWANLEUNG,
MARQUIS JEANFRANCOIS,
ASCAH CATHERINE,
MORTON BRIAN,
BAIRD MICHAEL
Publication year - 1990
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/j.1540-8175.1990.tb00354.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , mitral valvuloplasty , cardiology , percutaneous , balloon , mitral valve , stenosis , radiology , balloon valvuloplasty
Echocardiography is useful in the selection of patients for percutaneous balloon mitral valuuloplasty, which is an effective treatment in suitable patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. Transesophageal echocardiography appears superior to precordial echocardiography in this role because transesophageal echocardiography is not only reliable in the assessment of mitral valvular morphology but also more sensitive in the detection of left atrial thrombi and mitral regurgitation. Transesophageal echocardiography can be used in guiding the proper positioning of the catheters during the dilatation procedure. Complications of balloon mitral valvuloplasty such as torn mitral leaflets or atrial septal defects can also be diagnosed reliably by transesophageal echocardiography. Thus, transesophageal echocardiography should be an integral part of balloon mitral valvuloplasty.