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3D Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance and Monitoring of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
FilgueirasRama David,
López Teresa,
MorenoGómez Raul,
CalvoOrbe Luis,
Dobarro David,
MorenoYanguela Mar,
Lefevre Thierry,
LópezSendón Jose Luis
Publication year - 2010
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.1540-8175.2009.01021.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , percutaneous , aortic valve , radiology , aortic valve replacement , stenosis
We describe a preliminary clinical experience with 3D transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) in an 84‐year‐old man with severe aortic stenosis and multiple comorbidity, who underwent percutaneous aortic valve implantation. Although 3D TEE monitoring is not a standard procedure during aortic valve replacement procedure (PAVR), when used in combination with conventional 2D‐TEE contributes to improving adequate patient selection and provides more accurate information to the interventional cardiologist during positioning, deployment, and early function of the prosthesis. (Echocardiography 2010;27:84‐86)