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Imaging of Right Coronary Artery Ostial Stents by Transesophageal Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Silbiger Jeffrey J.
Publication year - 2009
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.1540-8175.2009.00931.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , radiology , stenosis , coronary artery disease , balloon , stent , right coronary artery , transesophageal echocardiogram , artery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
A 55‐year‐old female with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis and coronary artery disease underwent a transesophageal echocardiographic examination to assess the feasibility of performing balloon mitral valvuloplasty. During the examination, an unusual echodensity was incidentally discovered in the right sinus of Valsalva which represented a coronary artery stent. Transesophageal imaging of ostial stents have rarely been described in the literature. Their characteristic echocardiographic findings are discussed.