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Transesophageal echocardiographic guidance of closed mitral commissurotomy
G I Cohen1, P N Casale, B W Lytle
1Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
Abstract:
We describe the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in a patient undergoing emergent closed mitral commissurotomy. Two-dimensional images provided an assessment of valve morphology and mobility while Doppler echocardiography was used to monitor the occurrence of mitral regurgitation and changes in valve gradient and area.