Transseptal left heart catheterization for a patient with a prosthetic mitral valve using live three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

Pediatr Cardiol. 2008 May;29(3):690-1. doi: 10.1007/s00246-007-9120-0. Epub 2007 Oct 3.

Abstract

The images and videos presented in this article illustrate a diagnostic transseptal left heart catheterization for a patient with a prosthetic mitral valve guided by live three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography. This method provided high-quality 3D imaging that was useful in guiding transseptal puncture and demonstrating prosthetic valve function during this evaluation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Catheterization*
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*