Mitral Omnicarbon monoleaflet valve dehiscence mapped by 3D echocardiography

A patient with a prosthetic mitral valve presented with dyspnea, a new murmur and anemia. Real time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography revealed a large valvular dehiscence that spanned approximately 50% of the circumference of the valve ring. By transesophageal echocardiography the paravalvular...

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Published in:European journal of echocardiography 2008-01, Vol.9 (1), p.82-83
Main Authors: Sade, Leyla Elif, Uluçam, Melek, Müderriso lu, Haldun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Valve Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases - etiology
Heart Valve Diseases - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve
Prosthesis Failure
Surgical Wound Dehiscence - diagnostic imaging
Surgical Wound Dehiscence - etiology
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Summary:A patient with a prosthetic mitral valve presented with dyspnea, a new murmur and anemia. Real time three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography revealed a large valvular dehiscence that spanned approximately 50% of the circumference of the valve ring. By transesophageal echocardiography the paravalvular leak was mapped between 60 and 180 degrees that exactly matched the 3D echocardiographic appearance.
ISSN:1525-2167
1532-2114
DOI:10.1016/j.euje.2007.01.008