Transcatheter aortic valve replacement Since the first transcatheter bioprosthetic aortic valve was implanted, changes have included smaller and more flexible delivery systems for use in smaller vessels; lower frame height…
Pseudoaneurysms CASE 10-1 Aortic pseudoaneurysm after avr with anterior extension This 41-year-old man with Reiter’s syndrome underwent mechanical aortic valve replacement 9 years ago for aortic regurgitation. Four months ago…
Atrial septal defects CASE 7-1 Anatomy and imaging of the atrial septum The atrial septum is close to the TEE transducer position and is well visualized, as the normal orientation…
Atrial septum CASE 14-1 Anatomy and imaging of atrial septum See Case 7-1 in Chapter 7 , Adult Congenital Heart Disease. CASE 14-2 PFO device closure for recurrent transient neurological…
Prosthetic valves Fig 5.1 Flow chart of perioperative assessment of prosthetic valves. CFD, color flow Doppler; PWD, pulsed wave Doppler. (From Oxorn D, Intraoperative Echocardiography, Elsevier, 2012; p. 97, fig….
In addition to standard cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery, there now are several options for longer-term mechanical circulatory support ranging from a simple intraaortic balloon pump to a total artificial…
Aortic valve anatomy CASE 3-1a Normal trileaflet aortic valve Fig 3.1 Intraoperative TEE in a short-axis view (left) shows the closed aortic valve and the orientation of the three cusps:…
TABLE 6-1 Best Views for Assessing Tricuspid Valve ME four-chamber view With probe anteflexed, septal leaflet will be seen adjacent to interventricular septum, and anterior leaflet adjacent to right ventricular…
Normal mitral valve CASE 2-1 Normal mitral valve anatomy Fig 2.1 Anatomic view of the cardiac valves from the perspective of the base of the heart with the atria cut…
