Repairing interatrial septal defects from the operating room to the cardiac catheterization laboratory: 2D or not 2D?

Autor: Stanton K. Shernan, Tjorvi E. Perry, Douglas C. Shook, Henry Chou, Fani Nhuch, Wendy L. Gross
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 15(1-2)
ISSN: 1940-5596
Popis: Uncorrected congenital interatrial septal defect can be found in nearly a third of all adults and are associated with significant morbidity, including pulmonary hypertension, right-heart failure, atrial arrhythmias, and paradoxical embolic stroke. With advancing technology, percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects has become a viable alternative to open surgical repair. In this review, the authors provide 3 examples in which 3-dimensional interventional transesophageal echocardiogram effectively provided more precise visualization of the dynamic surface and geometry of the atrial septum and related structures than 2-dimensional TEE, permitting accurate sizing and repair of the defects.
Databáze: OpenAIRE