Fluoroscopic differentiation between leaflet escape (LE) and valve thrombosis (VT) of the Edwards-Duromedics mitral valve.
Although differential diagnosis between LE and VT of an Edwards-Duromedics mitral valve can be suspected on clinical, phonocardiographic and echocardiographic bases, we propose that fluoroscopy is the rapid, non-invasive test to distinguish between both conditions if properly conducted and interpreted: with adequate orientation of the X-ray beam, the presence of both leaflets and their range of motion can be reliably assessed.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*