Usefulness of 3D transoesophageal echocardiography for guiding wires and closure devices in mitral perivalvular leaks.
Sixty-three-year-old male patient. Previous history of rheumatic valvular disease. He underwent multiple mitral and aortic valve replacements. Nowadays, he presents a periprosthetic mitral leak. He underwent a leak closure by using a percutaneous approach. During the procedure, the superiority of 3D TEE over 2D TEE was confirmed for wires and device positioning, excluding interference with the prosthesis discs and evaluating the residual periprosthetic regurgitation.
Becerra
Jose Manuel
JM
Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Plaza Cristo Rey, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Almeria
Carlos
C
de Isla
Leopoldo Perez
LP
Zamorano
Jose
J
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*