title: Real time/three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic visualization of the valve of foramen ovale.
abstract: We describe an adult patient in whom the valve of foramen ovale and its opening and closing movements were well visualized by live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Sadik R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Panwar
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Perrien
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Singh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anurag
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajdev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D054085:Foramen Ovale / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans