title: Complex atrial septal defect: percutaneous repair guided by three-dimensional echocardiography.
abstract: Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) has been used to guide the percutaneous repair of simple atrial septal defects (ASDs). There has been limited experience in using this imaging modality to guide complex ASD repair. In this report, we describe how 3D TEE was used to guide the repair of a complex, multifenestrated ASD. In a single view, 3D TEE provides a superior anatomic definition when compared to the traditional two-dimensional echocardiography. We believe that this emerging technology will play a critical role as the number and complexity of percutaneous techniques treating structural heart disease continue to rise. (Echocardiography 2010;27:590-593).
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. alexander_georgakis@msn.com
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Georgakis
authors.forename: Wolfgang A K
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Radtke
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fiss
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: VanDecker
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Murchu
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional