title: Percutaneous treatment of patients with heart diseases: selection, guidance and follow-up. A review.
abstract: Aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation, patent foramen ovale, interatrial septal defect, atrial fibrillation and perivalvular leak, are now amenable to percutaneous treatment. These percutaneous procedures require the use of Transthoracic (TTE), Transesophageal (TEE) and/or Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). This paper provides an overview of the different percutaneous interventions, trying to provide a systematic and comprehensive approach for selection, guidance and follow-up of patients undergoing these procedures, illustrating the key role of 2D echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Contaldi
authors.forename: Maria-Angela
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Losi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapacciuolo
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prastaro
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: Lucia S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Parrella
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Nardo
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giamundo
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puglia
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piscione
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Betocchi
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*