BACKGROUND Mini cardiac operative procedures with video-assisted endoscopic techniques for closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in pediatric patients have become quite popular for cardiac surgery. A precise diagnosis is very important for determining the surgical approach, and evaluation by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays a major role in confirmation of the p...

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We report a case in which multiple uncommon causes of an ischemic vascular accident coexisted in the same patient. The patient was admitted with signs of acute stroke. Investigation workup revealed a left atrial tumor (myxoma) and a patent foramen ovale. Intraoperatively, transesophageal echocardiography added new information: papillary fibroelastomas were found in the aortic valve. This findin...

INTRODUCTION Two-dimensional echocardiography is a useful tool in diagnosing cardiac masses. However, the three-dimensional offline reconstruction technique of transesophageal echocardiography might be superior to two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in providing additional information of structural details. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 76-year-old Caucasian man with ...

a ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm rarely accompanies the aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis. a 36-year-old woman presented with low-threshold dyspnea on exertion and fever. transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed a ruptured noncoronary sinus of valsalva aneurysm with large vegetations on the tricuspid and aortic valves, resulting in moderately severe tricuspid regurgi...

rheumatic mitral valve stenosis is the most common form of organic heart disease encountered during pregnancy and continues to cause maternal and fetal mortality. medically refractory congestive heart failure due to mitral stenosis is a clinical challenge and its optimal management remains controversial. on the other hand due to hazard of x-ray to mother and fetus, there are some limitations fo...

The usefulness of two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography during buttoned double-disk device closure of an atrial septal defect was evaluated in 20 consecutive patients at the time of interventional catheterization. Transesophageal echocardiography was used in 11 patients (ages 5 to 62 years, weights 20 to 91 kg). Because of the size of the available transesophageal echo probe, transthor...

BACKGROUND The value of transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of patients with aortic dissection was studied. METHODS AND RESULTS Group 1 (34 patients) represented all patients studied at our institution with this technique in whom aortic dissection was proven by aortography, surgery, or autopsy. Group 2 (27 patients) represented all patients studied with this technique at our in...

Abstract Mitral valve repair is a common and preferred technique over mitral replacement whenever it feasible. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) not only reliably identify repairable but also guide appropriate intervention. In addition to two-dimensional (2D) TEE, the three-dimensional (3D) clearly delineates size shape of apparatus, determine repairability success technique. We illustrate...

We report a case of a 57-year-old man with typical angina due to a coronary artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula, which was evident on transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography with color Doppler flow mapping. The diagnosis was confirmed by coronary angiography. The patient underwent surgical ligation of the fistula. However, repeated transesophageal echocardiography and coronary angiogr...