Assessment of mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis by live three-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with transesophageal echocardiography.
We report the feasibility of transthoracic live three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of a thrombus attached to the mitral bioprosthetic valve.
Moreo
Antonella
A
Cardiology Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy. antonella.moreo@gmail.com
Lobiati
Elisabetta
E
De Chiara
Benedetta
B
Mauri
Francesco
F
D000368:Aged; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*