title: 3D echocardiography in cardiac surgery.
abstract: Herein, we present a patient who underwent successful repair of failed mitral valve repair in whom intraoperative 3D transesophageal echocardiography provided accurate assessment of the mechanism of mitral regurgitation. In addition, we review the potential advantages and limitations of 3D echocardiography and its role in cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Joseph F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Malouf
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Click
authors.forename: Rakesh M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Suri
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome