Fig. 6.1 CT scan preoperative evaluation of annulus and left main ostium height. Annulus size fits in between Edwards Sapien 23 and 26 mm. Huge calcification in left ventricle outflow…
Fig. 14.1 Severe MR at basal TTE in apical four-chamber view Fig. 14.2 Coaptation gap at basal TTE (a) and TEE (b). Flail width measured at TEE intercommissural view (c)…
Fig. 12.1 Left ventricle volumes and ejection fraction (a) and left ventricle diameters (b). A two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography at baseline shows a postinfarction dilated cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricle dysfunction…
Fig. 18.1 Baseline angiogram of LAA Fig. 18.2 Angiogram of LAA by sheath introducer Fig. 18.3 LAA perforation (black arrow) Fig. 18.4 No leakage before release the device Fig. 18.5…
Fig. 13.1 Two-dimensional TEE images showing the presence of a severe mitral regurgitation due to deep symmetric tethering with a central jet (a) and two commissural jets (b) Fig. 13.2…
Fig. 5.1 Aortic valve assessment. Transthoracic echocardiogram confirmed aortic bioprosthesis dysfunction with severe aortic regurgitation (a), confirmed on transesophageal echocardiogram (b). A short-axis transthoracic view demonstrated the appearance of a…
Fig. 11.1 “Clock face” orientation of the mitral prosthesis as seen from the left atrial “surgical” approach. Twelve o’clock corresponds to the junction with the aortic valve, while 9 o’clock…
(1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Jonathan M. Tobis Email: jtobis@mednet.ucla.edu 24.1 Introduction Patent foramen ovale (PFO) affects up to 20…
Fig 23.1 AP projection. Two prostheses are delivered across PFO. The second is positioned behind the first one and acts as a “staple” of the two disks of the first…
Fig. 22.1 Panel (a) balloon sizing the persistent foramen ovale (PFO) at the first procedure. The waist on the balloon (arrow) is situated at the defect and was used to…
