title: Mitral valve Libman-Sacks endocarditis visualized by real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE) is a common manifestation of valve disease in antiphospholipid syndrome. Mitral valve LSE is characterized by verrucous vegetations on the atrial surfaces of valve leaflets. In this report, mitral valve LSE was visualized by real time 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). 3D TEE provides a unique en face view of the mitral valve akin to a surgical or autopsy view that allows for an accurate determination of the size, shape, and location of the vegetations.
authors.affiliation: Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Hersh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shroff
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benenstein
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freedberg
authors.forename: Sydney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehl
authors.forename: Muhamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saric
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003199:Computer Systems; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D059905:Endocarditis, Non-Infective / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*