Live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of aortic root patch dehiscence.
We report a 66-year-old man who underwent partial reconstruction of the aortic root and presented with heart failure 2 months after the procedure. We used live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) to detect the exact site of the dehiscence flap and extent of the leakage. This information could be valuable to surgeons.
Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sheng-Yuan
SY
Chen
Kuo-Chen
KC
Lee
Ming-Chon
MC
Hsiung
Wei-Hsian
WH
Yin
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003199:Computer Systems; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology