Echocardiographic detection of left atrial mobile calcium debris of trido valve surgery: a case report

Autor:	Young Song, Jae-Kwang Shim, Jong-Min Sun, Bora Lee, Young Lan Kwak
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	calcification cardiac surgery left atrium reoperation transesophageal echocardiography Anesthesiology RD78.3-87.3
Zdroj:	Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, Vol 66, Iss 4, Pp 314-316 (2014)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2005-6419 2005-7563
DOI:	10.4097/kjae.2014.66.4.314
Popis:	Calcification of the cardiac chambers is among the challenges associated with reoperative cardiac surgeries by increasing the risk of systemic embolization. We experienced a case of an unexpected detected mass by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient undergoing trido mitral and tricuspid valve replacement surgery. The surgically removed mass was identified as calcified tissue. This case shows the importance of careful echocardiographic evaluation of the left heart in patients undergoing repeat valve surgery given their greater potential for embolic sources.
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