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Usefulness of Live/Real Time Three‐Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Assessment of Severe Mitral Annuloplasty Ring Dehiscence
Author(s) -
Piatkowski Radoslaw,
Janusz Kochanowski,
Scislo Piotr,
Opolski Grzegorz
Publication year - 2012
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.1540-8175.2011.01608.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dehiscence , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , left atrium , radiology , surgery , atrial fibrillation
We present the case of a 47‐year‐old patient presented with a 2‐month history of progressive dyspnea after an annuloplasty ring implantation for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation. The value and practical application of threedimensional transesophageal echocardiography in visualization of the severe mitral annuloplasty ring dehiscence is discussed.