title: Diagnosis of a thrombosed bileaflet prosthetic mitral valve by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: Mitral valve replacement, hence thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves (PHV) are not uncommon in our country. The diagnosis is commonly established by increased gradients across PHV during transthoracic echo and restricted leaflet movement during transesophageal echo or fluoroscopy. We demonstrated the leaflets of a bileaflet PHV, of which one was stuck in closed position and the movement of the other was partially restricted by real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of non-invasive cardiology, Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, Okhla, New Delhi, India. drbiswajitpaul@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*