title: An alternative approach for mitral paravalvular leak with Dacron patch curtaining under the guidance of real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate real-time 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT-3D TEE) in the assessment of mitral paravalvular leakage curtaining surgery with a Dacron patch.
  
  
  METHODS
  RT-3D TEE was used before and after the operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Repairing a mitral paravalvular leak with Dacron patch curtaining was a useful, simple and new technique with promising feasibility and durability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In selected patients in whom the mitral paravalvular defect is relatively large, and may thus not be suitable for closing with primary suture, Dacron patch curtaining may be feasible for repair guided with RT-3D TEE; both are described for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Ahmet Cagri
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Aykan
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gursoy
authors.forename: Mehmet Altug
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.forename: Beytullah
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cakal
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahveci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates