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Incremental Value of Three‐Dimensional over Two‐Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Assessment of Acute Dysfunction of Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis
Author(s) -
Pattabiraman Vivekananda,
Nanda Navin C.,
Iqbal Fahad,
Singh Preeti,
Koneru Jayant,
Akins Chris
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.1540-8175.2010.01261.x
Subject(s) - prosthesis , cardiology , medicine , mitral valve , mitral valve replacement , mechanical valve , systole , radiology , diastole , surgery , blood pressure
We describe acute dysfunction of a bileaflet mechanical mitral valve prosthesis for the first time in a 57‐year‐old male. Unlike two‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, three‐dimensional imaging convincingly showed a large rounded echo density consistent with a papillary muscle in contact with one of the leaflets showing only partial opening during systole. (Echocardiography 2010;27:885‐887)