88-year-old patient with persistent dyspnea following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis
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Intervention
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with routine pulmonary venous imaging
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Outcome
Detection of extracardiac pathology (hilar mass)
Routine pulmonary vein interrogation during transesophageal echocardiography can uncover critical extracardiac pathology, such as a hidden hilar mass, even when unrelated to the primary indication.