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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
Percutaneous closure of a post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect guided by real-time three-dimensional
Dan G Halpern1, Gila Perk, Carlos Ruiz
1Non Invasive Cardiology Laboratory, The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU School of Medicine, 560 First Avenue, TH-2, HW-228, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Abstract:
We present an adult patient who had an acute myocardial infarction complicated by a ventricular septal defect and had it repaired percutaneously. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3D) before and during the closure procedure were performed. RT3D provided anatomical and functional information of the defect as well as real-time guidance during the procedure. This case highlights the utility of three-dimensional echocardiography in guiding transcatheter procedures.
