Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Mar 1996
Review Case ReportsTransesophageal echocardiographic features and management of retained intracardiac air in two patients after surgery.
Intracardiac residual air after open-heart surgery may carry a significant risk of embolization with associated morbidity and death. We hereby report two cases of retained intracardiac air detected in an unusual location with transesophageal echocardiography in the superior aspect of the left atrium after completion of standard air-evacuation procedures. Characteristic echocardiographic features and the impact on immediate management are described along with a review of the literature.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Mar 1996
Review Case ReportsEchocardiographic diagnosis of right and left sinus of Valsalva aneurysms dissecting into the ventricular septum.
We report a case of dissection of the ventricular septum by two aneurysms of the right and left coronary sinuses of Valsalva. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography allowed accurate preoperative assessment and postoperative evaluation.