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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
3D print and multi-modality imaging guided transcatheter closure of multiple left ventricular pseudoaneurysms
Daniel Shpilsky1, Claudia Lama von Buchwald1, Pedro A Villablanca1
1Center for Structural Heart Disease, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, USA.
Abstract:
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (PSA) after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a known but uncommon complication. It is associated with risks such as thromboembolism and life-threatening rupture. Surgical repair has traditionally been utilized in low-risk patients but transcatheter closure has become a promising therapeutic option. This case report describes the utility of multimodality imaging in pre-, intra-, and post-procedural evaluation of transcatheter PSA closure and is among the first to demonstrate the utility of 3D print model.

