title: Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Diagnosing Valve Leakage of Left Ventricular Assist Device.
abstract: In this case report, we present the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of two uncommon complications of left ventricular assist devices: regurgitation of the bioprosthetic valve in the inflow conduit and a tear of a Dacron conduit with hematoma formation and compression of the right ventricular free wall.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station SW/S102, Birmingham, AL 35233.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moursi
authors.forename: Navin C.
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Holman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGiffin
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Joao B.
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: de Sousa