title: Percutaneous closure of a post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect guided by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.
abstract: We present an adult patient who had an acute myocardial infarction complicated by a ventricular septal defect and had it repaired percutaneously. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3D) before and during the closure procedure were performed. RT3D provided anatomical and functional information of the defect as well as real-time guidance during the procedure. This case highlights the utility of three-dimensional echocardiography in guiding transcatheter procedures.
authors.affiliation: Non Invasive Cardiology Laboratory, The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU School of Medicine, 560 First Avenue, TH-2, HW-228, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Dan G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.forename: Gila
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perk
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Nino
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kronzon
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional