title: Incremental benefit of 3D transesophageal echocardiography: a case of a mass overlying a prosthetic mitral valve.
abstract: A young woman with a mechanical mitral valve and prosthetic mitral stenosis underwent multiple imaging modalities (including transthoracic ECHO, fluoroscopy, and two-dimensional transesophageal ECHO) to determine the cause of her stenosis. Only three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated the full size and extent of an obstructing mass on the strut and sewing ring of the prosthetic mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore-Einstein Heart Center, Weiler Hospital, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. jtauras@montefiore.org
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tauras
authors.forename: Zhihang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Taub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery