title: Ventricular septal defect: the three-dimensional point of view.
abstract: This case highlights the clinical usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. The diagnosis of inter-ventricular septal defect associated with aortic regurgitation has been performed in a 50-year-old man using 3D echocardiography. This advanced echocardiography could accurately reproduce the anatomy of the defect and provide further insights in the mechanisms of aortic regurgitation showing an unusual non-coronary cusp prolapse. The routinely use of 3D echocardiography in clinics might allow a better characterization of cardiac anatomy, especially of aortic valve disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II"
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ratto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silvestri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pastore
keywords: Aortic Regurgitation; Congenital Heart Defects; Three Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography