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 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.
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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
Echocardiographic imaging techniques with subcostal and right parasternal longitudinal views in detecting sinus venosus atrial septal defects.
Sinus venosus atrial septal defects are frequently missed and difficult to visualize with conventional two-dimensional echocardiographic views. Using modified subcostal and right parasternal longitudinal views, nine patients were found to have a sinus venosus atrial septal defect. ⋯ Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return was diagnosed in seven patients using these views. The combination of subcostal and right parasternal longitudinal imaging views will improve the detection of sinus venosus atrial septal defects.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jan 1996
Case ReportsValvulitis involving a bioprosthetic valve in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
A 37-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus, who underwent an aortic valve replacement with a Carpentier-Edwards porcine valve for severe aortic insufficiency, was admitted to the hospital with pulmonary edema. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe aortic insufficiency arising from partial dehiscence of the valve sewing ring, as well as centrally from the valve cusp. ⋯ After replacement of both valves, the patient had a stormy postoperative course with recurrent communications between the left ventricle and atrium requiring multiple surgeries and eventually died. This case illustrates the severity of valvulopathy and ensuing complications that can affect patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and demonstrates that the valvulopathy can affect bioprosthetic valves, a finding that has significant implications as to the type of valve replacement in these patients.
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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Nov 1995
Case ReportsTransesophageal echo probe compression of an aberrant right subclavian artery.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is frequently used in the operating room to assess surgical repairs in children with congenital heart disease. Complications from the procedure are unusual, but the potential for TEE probe compression of normal and abnormal posterior vascular structures has been recognized. We report a case of TEE probe compression of an aberrant right subclavian artery in a patient undergoing repair of an atrioventricular septal defect.