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De Cillis E, Acquaviva T, Ursi R, Soldato N, Basile P, Siena P, Carella MC, Baggiano A, Mushtaq S, Fusini L, Rabbat MG, Pontone G, Bottio T, Bortone AS, Ciccone MM, Milano AD, Guaricci AI. A comparison of intracardiac echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography for guiding device closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect: A 15-year experience. Echocardiography 2024; 41:e15724. [PMID: 38064288 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM Our aim was to evaluate the fluoroscopy time (FT), procedure time (PT) safety and efficacy when using intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in comparison to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) guidance for transcatheter closure of Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect (OS-ASD). METHOD Ninety patients (n = 90) diagnosed with OS-ASD underwent transcatheter closure between March 2006 and October 2021. Fifty-seven patients were treated under ICE guidance, while 33 patients were treated under TEE guidance. RESULTS Mean age was 43 ± 15 years and 42 ± 10 years in the ICE and TEE groups, respectively. The majority of patients had a centrally placed defect. Median FT was 8.40 min versus 11.70 min (p < .001) in the ICE group compared to the TEE group, respectively. Median PT was 43 min versus 94 min (p < .001) in the ICE group compared to the TEE group, respectively. Both ICE and TEE provided high quality images. All interventions were completed successfully, except for one patient in the ICE group who experienced a device migration, the development of atrial tachycardia in one patient and atrial fibrillation in two patients in the ICE group which spontaneously cardioverted. There were no other complications. CONCLUSION This study on a consistent cohort of patients with OS-ASD undergoing percutaneous closure suggests that use of ICE is safe and efficacious. Compared to TEE, ICE demonstrated significantly shorter FT and PT, decreasing the entire duration of the procedure and x-ray exposure. No relevant differences were observed in terms of success rate and complications.
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- Emanuela De Cillis
- Division of University Heart Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Division of University Heart Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Perioperative and Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Perioperative and Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Perioperative and Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA
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- Perioperative and Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of University Heart Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- Division of University Heart Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Division of University Heart Surgery, Cardiothoracic Department, Polyclinic University Hospital, Bari, Italy
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- University Cardiology Unit, Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Elmarzouky ZM, Hsiung MC, Darwish A, Dulal S, Maturi B, Yin WH, Lee YT, Tsao TP, Wei J, Nanda NC. Utilization of Two- and Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in Successfully Guiding Transcatheter Mitral Valve in Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve/Mitral Ring Implantation without Complications in Patients with Thrombus in Left Atrium/Left Atrial Appendage. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11237084. [PMID: 36498661 PMCID: PMC9737088 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11237084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to describe, for the first time to our knowledge, the utilization of both two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in successfully performing transcatheter mitral valve (MV) in bioprosthetic MV/MV annulopasty ring implantation using the apical approach in 12 patients (pts) with co-existing left atrial appendage (LAA) and/or LA (left atrium) body thrombus, which is considered a contraindication for this procedure. METHODS AND RESULTS All pts were severely symptomatic with severe bioprosthetic MV stenosis/regurgitation except one with a previous MV annuloplasty ring and severe native MV stenosis. Thrombus in LAA and/or LA body was noted in all by 2D and 3DTEE. All were at high/prohibitive risk for redo operation and all refused surgery. Utilizing both 2D and 3DTEE, especially 3DTEE, guidewires and the prosthesis deployment system could be manipulated under direct vision into the LA avoiding any contact with the thrombus. The procedure was successful in all with amelioration of symptoms and no embolic or other complications over a mean follow-up of 21 months. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates the feasibility of successfully performing this procedure in pts with thrombus in LAA and/or LA body without any complications.
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- Zeyad M. Elmarzouky
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35305, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35305, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35305, USA
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- UAB Montgomery Internal Medicine Residency Program, Montgomery, AL 36116, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Yang Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35305, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-205-807-0731
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Atici A, Asoglu R, Demirkiran A, Demir AA, Barman HA, Cevik E, Dursun M, Bugra MZ. Impact of Multimodality Imaging on the Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus in Patients after Anterior Myocardial Infarction. Am J Med Sci 2021; 363:130-139. [PMID: 34848187 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2021.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The presence of the left ventricle (LV) apical thrombus is one of the most critical complications of anterior myocardial infarction (MI). Due to the high risk of systemic embolization, the determination of LV apical thrombus (LVAT) is essential. We aimed to compare the two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE), contrast-2DE and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) in the diagnosis of LVAT and determine which imaging modality is superior. METHODS The study was designed as a prospective cohort study, and 161 patients were included. Patients with low ejection fraction (<40%) and LV apical wall motion abnormality (severe hypokinetic, akinetic or dyskinetic) were included. 2DE, contrast-2DE, RT-3DE, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed on all patients within one month after anterior MI. RESULTS Transthoracic 2DE detected thrombi in 29 patients, contrast-2DE detected thrombi in 33 patients, RT-3DE detected thrombi in 32 patients, and MRI detected thrombi in 28 patients. While MRI is accepted as the gold standard for non-invasive imaging, the specificity of detecting thrombus with 2DE is 90%, and the sensitivity is 57%, contrast-2DE had 82% sensitivity and 92% specificity for the detection of LVAT. The specificity for detecting thrombus with RT-3DE is 93%, and the sensitivity is 85%. Accuracy was 84%, 90% and 92% with 2DE, contrast-2DE and RT-3DE, respectively. CONCLUSIONS We found that RT-3DE was more sensitive and more specific than 2DE and contrast-2DE in the diagnosis of LVAT. The diagnostic accuracy of RT-3DE was higher than 2DE and contrast-2DE for LVAT.
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- Adem Atici
- Cardiology Department, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Adiyaman Health Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Adiyaman, Turkey
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- Cardiology Department, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Radiology Department, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Institute of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cardiology Department, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Radiology Department, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nooli NP, Vardas P, Koguru Y, Nanda NC. Incremental Value of Live/Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Over the Two-Dimensional Technique in the Identification of Accessory Liver Lobe Presenting as a Right Atrial Mass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021; 36:2526-2531. [PMID: 34521579 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nishank P Nooli
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Martínez Hernández C, Nanda NC, Sánchez Puebla MDC, Ruiz Rivera A, Salgado Campos J, Patiño Bernal CL, Hernández Rendón E, Ortega Romo EE, Castillo Romero C, Camacho Montoya JP, Elmarzouky ZM, Dulal S. Incremental value of live/real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography over the two-dimensional technique in the assessment of left ventricular endocardial rupture with myocardial dissection and contained apical epicardial rupture following myocardial infarction. Echocardiography 2021; 38:1064-1069. [PMID: 34019314 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We report the incremental value of live/real-time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) over two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DTTE) in making a definitive diagnosis of left ventricular endocardial rupture with myocardial dissection and contained apical epicardial rupture in an elderly male patient presenting with acute myocardial infarction. To the best of our knowledge, this has not been described previously.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- National Medical Center (XXI Century), Cardiology Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Lee CW, Frerker C, Huang WM, Tsai YL, Huang CJ, Yu WC, Hsu CP, Chiang CE, Chen CH, Sung SH. Feasibility and rationale of direct current cardioversion immediately after transcatheter percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Eur J Clin Invest 2020; 50:e13274. [PMID: 32762079 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent comorbidity among patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Direct current (DC) cardioversion is one of the strategies for rhythm control. However, the safety and feasibility of immediate DC cardioversion after MitraClip are not elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, patients with symptomatic severe MR who underwent MitraClip were included. After fixing the MR, synchronized DC cardioversion was attempted for those with AF. A total of consecutive 60 patients, 36 subjects (60%), comorbid with AF. DC cardioversion was performed in 30 patients (mean age of 76.0 ± 9.3 years), and the successful conversion was achieved in 15 patients (50%). There was no any adverse event related to the cardioversion. Subjects with sustained conversion to SR experienced significant improvement in 6MWT (failed: 285 ± 110-308 ± 135 m, P = .278; successful: 269 ± 109 m-328 ± 78, P = .047) and reduction in NT-proBNP level (failed: 4411 ± 7401-3296 ± 4299 ng/mL, P = .217; successful: 4094 ± 2735-2353 ± 2856 ng/mL, P = .026) at 1 month. CONCLUSIONS Direct current cardioversion seemed to be safe and feasible immediately after the transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repairs. Subjects who maintain SR experienced better functional improvement.
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- Ching-Wei Lee
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,General Clinical Research Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.,General Clinical Research Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ricci F, De Innocentiis C, Verrengia E, Ceriello L, Mantini C, Pietrangelo C, Irsuti F, Gabriele S, D'Alleva A, Khanji MY, Aung N, Renda G, Cameli M, Petersen SE, Cesare ED, Gallina S. The Role of Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020; 7:4. [PMID: 32133371 PMCID: PMC7041418 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The burden of pregnancy-related heart disease has dramatically increased over the last decades due to the increasing age at first pregnancy and higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Pregnancy is associated with physiological changes in the cardiovascular system, including hemodynamic, metabolic, and hormonal adaptations to meet the increased metabolic demands of the mother and fetus. It has been postulated that pregnancy may act as a cardiovascular stress test to identify women at high risk for heart disease, where the inability to adequately adapt to the physiologic stress of pregnancy may reveal the presence of genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular disease or accelerate the phenotypic expression of both inherited and acquired heart diseases, such as peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). PPCM is a rare and incompletely understood clinical condition. Despite recent advances in the understanding of its pathogenesis, PPCM is not attributable to a well-defined pathological mechanism, and therefore, its diagnosis still relies on the exclusion of overlapping dilated phenotypes. Cardiac imaging plays a key role in any peripartum woman with signs and symptoms of heart failure in establishing the diagnosis, ruling out life-threatening complications, guiding therapy and conveying prognostic information. Echocardiography represents the first-line imaging technique, given its robust diagnostic yield and its favorable cost-effectiveness. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is a biologically safe high-throughput modality that allows accurate morpho-functional assessment of the cardiovascular system in addition to the unique asset of myocardial tissue characterization as a pivotal piece of information in the pathophysiological puzzle of PPCM. In this review, we will highlight current evidence on the role of multimodality imaging in the differential diagnosis, prognostic assessment, and understanding of the pathophysiological basis of PPCM.
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- Fabrizio Ricci
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Clinical Research Center, Malmö, Sweden.,Casa di Cura Villa Serena, Città Sant'Angelo, Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Hypertension and Related Diseases Center, AOU-University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Cardiac Intensive Care and Interventional Cardiology Unit, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy
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- William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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Elsayed M, Hsiung MC, Nanda NC, Alratroot A, Turaga NSS. Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic identification of individual cusps of the pulmonary valve: Potential misidentification by the two-dimensional technique. Echocardiography 2018; 35:855-859. [PMID: 29858885 DOI: 10.1111/echo.14032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
We demonstrate the incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) over the two-dimensional modality in the identification of all three cusps of the pulmonary valve in patients in whom only two leaflets could be detected by the latter technique. This was because of the ability of 3DTTE to view the cusps enface permitting assessment of relationship to one another and the surrounding cardiac structures. In addition, 3DTTE showed not only the potential errors that can occur in pulmonary valve cusp identification when the two-dimensional modality is used alone but also how some of these errors can be avoided by paying attention to the surrounding structures.
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- Mahmoud Elsayed
- Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Bulur S, Hsiung MC, Nanda NC, Hardas S, Mohamed A, ElKaryoni A, Srialluri S, Barssoum K, Elsayed M, Wei J, Yin WH. Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography over the two-dimensional technique in assessing carcinoid heart disease involving the aortic valve. Echocardiography 2016; 33:1741-1744. [PMID: 27687702 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
We present a case of an adult with metastatic carcinoid heart disease, in whom live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography provided incremental value over two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in assessing involvement of the aortic valve.
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- Serkan Bulur
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Elsayed M, Bulur S, Kalla A, Ahmed MI, Hsiung MC, Uygur B, Alagic N, Sungur A, Singh S, Nanda NC. Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two-dimensional technique in the assessment of aortic atherosclerotic thrombi and ulcers. Echocardiography 2016; 33:1234-8. [PMID: 27550532 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
We present two cases in whom live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) provided incremental value in the assessment of atherosclerotic disease in the aorta. In one patient, it identified additional atherosclerotic ulcers as well as thrombi within them which were missed by two-dimensional (2D) TEE. In both cases, the size of the large mobile atherosclerotic plaque was underestimated by 2DTEE as compared with 3DTEE. Furthermore, 3DTEE provided volume quantification of the thrombi and ulcers which is not possible by 2DTEE. The echocardiographic findings of atherosclerotic plaques were confirmed by computed tomography in one patient and by surgery in the other.
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- Mahmoud Elsayed
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Gok G, Elsayed M, Thind M, Uygur B, Abtahi F, Chahwala JR, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Kayacıoğlu İ, Pehlivanoğlu S, Nanda NC. Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography over the two-dimensional technique in the assessment of primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Echocardiography 2015; 32:1164-70. [PMID: 26114896 DOI: 10.1111/echo.13005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We describe a case of primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma where live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography added incremental value to the two-dimensional modalities. Specifically, the three-dimensional technique allowed us to delineate the true extent and infiltration of the tumor, to identify characteristics of the tumor mass suggestive of its malignant nature, and to quantitatively assess the total tumor burden.
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- Gulay Gok
- Division of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research & Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research & Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research & Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research & Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Research & Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Kharwar RB, Chandra S, Dwivedi SK, Saran RK. A pedunculated left ventricular thrombus in a women with peripartum cardiomyopathy: evaluation by three dimensional echocardiography. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2014; 22:139-43. [PMID: 25309691 PMCID: PMC4192412 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2014.22.3.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a cardiac condition characterized by development of heart failure during the last month of pregnancy or during the first five months of post partum period without any other identifiable cause of heart failure. The hypercoagulable state in the pregnancy along with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction predisposes the patient to thromboembolic complications like intraventricular thrombi. We report a case of a 30-year-old female with peripartum cardiomyopathy along with a highly mobile mass in the LV cavity on two dimensional echocardiography. Three dimensional transthoracic echocardiography clearly showed the pedicle of the mass attached to the interventricular septum along with internal echolucent areas within the mass. Due to denial of the patient to undergo surgery, she was started on oral anticoagulation, with complete dissolution of the mass within one month.
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- Department of Cardiology, King Georges' Medical University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Cardiology, King Georges' Medical University, Lucknow, India
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Liao CP, Hsiung MC, Yuzbas B, Gok G, Sharma R, Nanda NC, Chen FL. Incremental Value of Three-Dimensional over Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Assessment of Cor Triatriatum Sinister in a Child. Echocardiography 2014; 31:669-73. [DOI: 10.1111/echo.12603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Chung P. Liao
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology; Department of Pediatrics; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital; Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology; Cheng Hsin Medical Center; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham Alabama
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham Alabama
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology; Department of Pediatrics; Chung Shan Medical University Hospital; Taichung Taiwan
- School of Medicine; Chung-Shan Medical University; Taichung City Taiwan
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Garg A, Mooney J, Amado Escañuela MG, Mathur A, Goyal V, Nanda NC. Transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of spindle cell sarcoma of the pulmonary artery in a child. Echocardiography 2014; 31:385-7. [PMID: 24606227 DOI: 10.1111/echo.12529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In this report, we present a case of spindle cell sarcoma of the pulmonary artery diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the youngest reported case of pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) to date. PAS is frequently confused for pulmonary embolism; in this case, echocardiographic findings allowed for differentiation between pulmonary embolism and solid tumor.
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Kemaloğlu Öz T, Karadeniz FÖ, Gundlapalli H, Erer B, Sharma RK, Ahmed M, Nanda NC, Yıldırım A, Orhan G, Öz A, Eren M. Coexisting bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves with normally related great vessels diagnosed by live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. Echocardiography 2014; 31:218-21. [PMID: 24446750 DOI: 10.1111/echo.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Coexistence of bicuspid aortic and pulmonary valves in the same patient is a very rare entity identified mainly during surgery and postmortem. To the best of our knowledge, only one case has been diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography in a newborn with malposition of the great arteries but no images were presented. Here, we are reporting the first case of bicuspid pulmonary and aortic valves diagnosed by live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in an adult with normally related great arteries.
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- Tuğba Kemaloğlu Öz
- Dr.Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Piatkowski R, Kaplon-Cieslicka A, Scislo P, Kochanowski J, Karpinski G, Opolski G. Complication of acute myocardial infarction by systemic arterial embolism in the era of multimodality imaging. J Emerg Med 2013; 44:e85-e87. [PMID: 22209552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2011] [Revised: 07/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Sahin DY, Koç M, Cakır H, Arık OZ, Elbasan Z, Caylı M. A silent and late embolization of atrial septal defect occluder device into the right pulmonary artery: a case report. Korean Circ J 2012; 42:781-3. [PMID: 23236332 PMCID: PMC3518714 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.11.781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Revised: 04/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Percutaneous device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative treatment to surgery. The main advantages of the percutaneous approach include avoidance of surgery, short procedure time and hospital length, in addition to comparable rates of complications. However, percutaneous device closure is associated with infrequent early and late complications including device embolization, air embolism, cardiac tamponade and thrombotic complications. We report a rare complication of silent and late device embolization of the ASD occluder device into the right pulmonary artery, three months after implantation.
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- Durmuş Yıldıray Sahin
- Department of Cardiology, Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Daly DD, El-Shurafa H, Nanda NC, Dumaswala B, Dumaswala K, Kumar N, Mutluer FO. Does the Routine Echocardiographic Exam Have a Role in the Detection and Evaluation of Cholelithiasis and Gallbladder Wall Thickening? Echocardiography 2012; 29:991-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01777.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dumaswala B, Bicer EI, Dumaswala K, Donmez C, Bhagatwala KD, Karia N, McKay J, Joshi D, Sadat K, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of the Involvement of Cardiac Valves and Chambers in Carcinoid Disease. Echocardiography 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01781.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Pandey A, Daly DD, Sudhakar S, Nanda NC, Singh SP, Gokhroo R, Sadat K, Dumaswala B, Dumaswala K, Patel A. Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis and evaluation of pericardial cyst. Echocardiography 2012; 29:858-60. [PMID: 22747462 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01769.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Pericardial cysts are rare anomalies of the pericardium that are usually asymptomatic and followed by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. Here we report a large pericardial cyst that could not be measured accurately by 2D echocardiography but three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography enabled measurements of the cyst that correlated well with computed tomography measurements. In addition, 3D echocardiography demonstrated the mono-trabeculated nature of the cyst further suggesting the incremental value of 3D echocardiography in the evaluation of pericardial cysts. The cyst was subsequently resected surgically.
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- Abhilasha Pandey
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA
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Zaragoza-Macias E, Zaragosa-Macias E, Chen MA, Gill EA. Real time three-dimensional echocardiography evaluation of intracardiac masses. Echocardiography 2012; 29:207-19. [PMID: 22283202 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01627.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The evaluation of cardiac masses is often a challenge for cardiac imaging techniques. The traditional standby has been two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE). Real time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) offers incremental value for the evaluation of intracardiac masses by providing more accurate assessment of the size and shape of the mass as well as in some cases, composition of the mass. RT3DE aids with the relationship between the mass and adjacent structures. Therefore, here we discuss the subject of RT3DE evaluation of cardiac masses is reviewed and discussed in detail.
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- Elisa Zaragoza-Macias
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
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Pandey S, Sudhakar S, Nanda NC, Zarza-Geron V, Patel AA. Delineation of the Etiology of a Mass-Like Echo Density in the Left Ventricle Using Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography. Echocardiography 2012; 29:502-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01673.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Dumaswala B, Bicer EI, Dumaswala K, Donmez C, Bhagatwala KD, Karia N, McKay J, Joshi D, Sadat K, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of the Involvement of Cardiac Valves and Chambers in Carcinoid Disease. Echocardiography 2012; 29:E72-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01662.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Kumar V, Nanda NC. Is It Time to Move on from Two-Dimensional Transesophageal to Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography for Assessment of Left Atrial Appendage? Review of Existing Literature. Echocardiography 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01535.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Yagmur J, Atas H, Cansel M, Akturk E, Yetkin O. Saddle Pulmonary Embolism Visualized by Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. Echocardiography 2012; 29:E8-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Martinez Hernandez C, Sunkavalli KK, Nanda NC, Lohiya V, Martinez Sanchez A, Iñiguez K, Singh A, Nabavizadeh F, Singh B. Incremental role of three-dimensional over two-dimensional ultrasound in the assessment of traumatic peripheral arteriovenous fistula. Echocardiography 2011; 28:480-1. [PMID: 21504468 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01405.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We present a patient with an accidental self-inflicted stab wound to his right thigh in whom three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound was able to find two communications between the right femoral artery and the femoral vein, in contrast to two-dimensional (2D) peripheral ultrasound which could find only one communication between them, thereby showing an incremental value of 3D over 2D ultrasound.
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Singh B, Kuruba M, Singh P, Hernandez CM, Waseemuddin M, Nanda NC. Live/Real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of inferior vena cava and hepatic vein thrombosis in sickle cell disease. Echocardiography 2010; 27:594-6. [PMID: 20608958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We describe the value of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) over two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DTTE) in the assessment of inferior vena cava (IVC) and hepatic vein (HV) obstruction in a patient with sickle cell disease. 3DTTE provided additional information when compared to 2DTTE by (1) identifying the obstructing lesion as a likely thrombus, (2) by providing assessment of anatomical severity of IVC lumen obstruction since the thrombus could be visualized en face also, and (3) identifying an area of increased mobility of a portion of the thrombus suggesting greater risk of embolization. (Echocardiography 2010;27:594-596).
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- Balwinder Singh
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Assudani J, Singh B, Samar A, Pannu J, Singh A, Nabavizadeh F, Singh P, Sunkavalli KK, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Findings in Caseous Mitral Annular Calcification. Echocardiography 2010; 27:1147-50. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01315.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Aggarwal H, Singh B, Wade MJ, Davies JE, Nanda NC. Usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of descending thoracic aorta graft dehiscence. Echocardiography 2010; 27:722-3. [PMID: 20653764 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We report the usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography to identify endovascular graft showing leakage not visualized using two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
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- Himanshu Aggarwal
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA
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Singh P, Hernandez CM, Singh B, Kuruba M, Samar A, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Post Traumatic Acquired Thoracic Aortic Coarctation. Echocardiography 2010; 27:470-2. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Singh P, Mehta A, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Findings in an Adult with Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect. Echocardiography 2010; 27:87-90. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01129.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Li W, Han W, Yu C, Zhang C, Tu Z, Wu S, Huber CH, Ma L. Severe Mitral Valve Insufficiency After Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Closure with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder: A Device‐Related Complication. J Card Surg 2009; 24:672-4. [PMID: 20078713 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00871.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Weidong Li
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1st Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, ZheJiang University, HangZhou, China
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Enar S, Singh P, Douglas C, Panwar SR, Manda J, Kesanolla SK, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Transposition of the Great Arteries in the Adult. Echocardiography 2009; 26:1095-104. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01023.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sinha A, Nanda NC, Panwar RB, Kasliwal RR, Chauhan N, Beniwal S, Panwar SR, Khanna D, Bodiwala K, Mehmood F, Upendram S, Vengala S. Live Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst. Echocardiography 2009; 21:699-705. [PMID: 15546370 DOI: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2004.04005.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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We report an adult patient in whom live three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) complemented two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DTTE) in making a definitive diagnosis of a hydatid cyst located in the left ventricular cavity. The parent hydatid cyst, as well as the daughter cysts, contained within it could be delineated by both 2DTTE and live 3DTTE. However, the tertiary or granddaughter cysts originating from the daughter cysts as well as great-granddaughter cysts budding from tertiary cysts could be visualized only when the live 3DTTE data sets were cropped and sectioned sequentially using multiple cutting planes. In addition, apparent intrinsic mobility of some of the tertiary cysts implying viability was detected only by 3DTTE.
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- Ashish Sinha
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA
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Reddy VK, Faulkner M, Bandarupalli N, Nanda NC, Singh P, Dutta R, Singh A, Pothineni KR, Dod HS, Bhardwaj R, Warden BE, Beto RJ, Jain AC. Incremental value of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular masses. Echocardiography 2009; 26:598-609. [PMID: 19438700 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00952.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This case series demonstrates the incremental value of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3D TTE) over two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D TTE) in the assessment of 11 patients with right ventricular (RV) masses or mass-like lesions (three cases of RV thrombus, one myxoma, one fibroma, one lipoma, one chordoma, and one sarcoma and three cases of RV noncompaction, which are considered to be mass-like in nature). 3D TTE was of incremental value in the assessment of these masses in that 3D TTE has the capacity to section the mass and view it from multiple angles, giving the examiner a more comprehensive assessment of the mass. This was particularly helpful in the cases of thrombi, as the presence of echolucencies indicated clot lysis. In addition, certainty in the number of thrombi present was an advantage of 3D TTE. Also, sectioning of cardiac tumors allowed more confidence in narrowing the differential diagnosis of the etiology of the mass. In addition, 3D TTE allowed us to identify precise location of the attachments of the masses as well as to determine whether there were mobile components to the mass. Another noteworthy advantage of 3D TTE was that the volumes of the masses could be calculated. Additionally, the findings by 3D TTE correlated well with pathologic examination of RV tumors, and some of the masses measured larger by 3D TTE than by 2D TTE, which was also validated in one case by surgery. As in the case of RV fibroma, another advantage was that 3D TTE actually identified more masses than 2D TTE. RV noncompaction was also well studied, and the assessment with 3D TTE helped to give a more definitive diagnosis in these patients.
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- Venkataramana K Reddy
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA
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Dod HS, Reddy VK, Bhardwaj R, Gudausky T, Warden BE, Beto RJ, Nanda NC, Jain AC. Embolization of Atrial Septal Occluder Device into the Pulmonary Artery: A Rare Complication and Usefulness of Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography. Echocardiography 2009; 26:739-41. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00967.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hansalia S, Manda J, Pothineni KR, Nanda NC. Usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosing acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication misdiagnosed as severe pulmonary hypertension by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. Echocardiography 2009; 26:224-7. [PMID: 19207997 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00861.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We describe an adult patient with an acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication that was misdiagnosed as severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) by two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography, but accurately detected on three-dimensional (3D) transthoracic echocardiography. Open heart surgery confirmed the defect.
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- Sachin Hansalia
- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Singh P, Dutta R, Nanda NC. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology. Echocardiography 2009; 26:478-80. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00938.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Hansalia S, Nanda NC, Bandarupalli N, Gupta M. Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Dissection Rupture into Right Ventricular Outflow Tract: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Echocardiography 2009; 26:100-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Karakus G, Kodali V, Inamdar V, Nanda NC, Suwanjutah T, Pothineni KR. Comparative Assessment of Left Atrial Appendage by Transesophageal and Combined Two- and Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography‡. Echocardiography 2008; 25:918-24. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00758.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Gupta M, Nanda NC, Inamdar V. Two- and Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Hiatal Hernia. Echocardiography 2008; 25:790-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Wertman BM, Goland S, Davidson RM, Siegel RJ. Right Atrial and Ventricular Masses of Unknown Origin. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2008; 21:776.e5-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Inamdar V, Wanat FE, Nanda NC, Pothineni KR, Burri MV, Kimmler S. Amorphous Calcific Tumor of the Mitral Annulus Echocardiographically Mimicking a Vegetation. Echocardiography 2008; 25:537-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of fast-moving intracardiac formations. COR ET VASA 2008. [DOI: 10.33678/cor.2008.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ozeke O, Topaloglu S, Selcuk MT, Maden O, Ozlu MF. Transient cyst-like thrombus imaging associated with myocardial infarction. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2008; 8:866-7. [PMID: 17885531 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e328011c26b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Ozcan Ozeke
- Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Suwanjutah T, Singh H, Plaisance BR, Hameed O, Nanda NC. RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM: Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Findings in Primary Left Atrial Leiomyosarcoma. Echocardiography 2007; 25:337-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00573.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lo CI, Chang SH, Hung CL. Demonstration of Left Ventricular Thrombi with Real-time 3-Dimensional Echocardiography in a Patient with Cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007; 20:905.e9-13. [PMID: 17617320 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Two-dimensional echocardiography is a conventional tool to evaluate left ventricular thrombus but the use of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography is not widespread. We report a 35-year-old man with unsuspected cardiomyopathy and a long history of both amphetamine and alcohol abuse. He presented with abdominal pain and right lower leg numbness and pain. Computed tomography revealed infarctions of the spleen and both kidneys, along with occlusion of the right femoral artery. Echocardiography demonstrated left ventricular systolic dysfunction and multiple large thrombi in the left ventricle. The thrombi had a specific dynamic pattern on real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography. The patient underwent surgical embolectomy of the right femoral artery and was anticoagulated. Two months later, the cardiac thrombi had totally disappeared.
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- Chi-In Lo
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Khouzam RN, D'Cruz IA, Minderman D. Use of Contrast in Distinguishing Apical Mural Thrombus from Its Echocardiographic Simulators. Echocardiography 2007; 24:279-83. [PMID: 17313644 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00390.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Rami N Khouzam
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38104, USA
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Lavi N, Zelinger A, Silver M. Thrombotic "ghosts": echocardiographic appearance of thrombi with hollow cores and implications regarding mechanism of spontaneous clot lysis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2006; 19:1530.e5-6. [PMID: 17138044 DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2006.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We present a case of a patient whose transesophageal echocardiogram revealed multiple thrombi in different stages of central lysis. This produced the appearance of undulating thin outer shells and lucent central cores resembling "ghosts." Although most thrombi appear to resolve by a lytic process that produces reduction in size from the exterior surface inward, the thrombi illustrated in this case appear to lyse from the interior outward. In this report we discuss the mechanisms of intracardiac clot lysis and speculate that a newly described protein factor, thrombin-mediated inhibition of fibrinolysis, may play a role in formation of hollow thrombi.
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- Nimrod Lavi
- Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA.
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