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A Simplified Stepwise Approach to Echo Guidance during Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
Published on: October 16, 2021
A complicated transseptal puncture during Mitraclip procedure: saved by 3D-TEE
M J Swaans1, M C Post, B J Van den Branden
1Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, Nieuwegein 3435 CM, The Netherlands. m.swaans@antoniusziekenhuis.nl
Abstract:
We report a case where real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography (3D-TEE) was able to detect a complicated transseptal puncture during a Mitraclip procedure which was not seen on the two-dimensional TEE (2D-TEE) images. This case demonstrates the incremental value of 3D-TEE during transseptal puncture.
