Imaging of right coronary artery ostial stents by transesophageal echocardiography.
A 55-year-old female with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis and coronary artery disease underwent a transesophageal echocardiographic examination to assess the feasibility of performing balloon mitral valvuloplasty. During the examination, an unusual echodensity was incidentally discovered in the right sinus of Valsalva which represented a coronary artery stent. Transesophageal imaging of ostial stents have rarely been described in the literature. Their characteristic echocardiographic findings are discussed.
Silbiger
Jeffrey J
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Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 11373, USA. jeffrey.silbiger@mssm.edu
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents