Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Diagnosing Valve Leakage of Left Ventricular Assist Device.
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.
Moursi
Mohamed
M
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station SW/S102, Birmingham, AL 35233.
Nanda
Navin C.
NC
Holman
William
W
McGiffin
David
D
Samal
Aditya
A
de Sousa
Joao B.
JB