Palmer S, Mariani JA, Newcomb A, Stokes MB, Burns AT. Successful application of a PressureWire retrogradely across an ATS prosthetic aortic valve to diagnose constrictive pericarditis.
CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2012;
13:289-91. [PMID:
22634335 DOI:
10.1016/j.carrev.2012.04.006]
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Abstract
Assessment of the left ventricular pressure measured across an aortic valve prosthesis is occasionally necessary when noninvasive imaging and Doppler echocardiographic data are inconclusive or differ from the clinical findings for specific scenarios, such as diagnosing constrictive or restrictive physiology. We present a case in which we safely and effectively replicate the previous successful application of a PressureWire in diagnosing constrictive pericarditis in a patient with a bileafltet mechanical aortic and mitral valves.
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