Why the study?
Does 3DTEE improve the diagnosis of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa abscess compared to 2DTTE and 2DTEE in an elderly patient?
Does 3DTEE improve the diagnosis of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa abscess compared to 2DTTE and 2DTEE in an elderly patient?
3DTEE provides incremental diagnostic value over 2D echocardiography in assessing mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa abscesses and guiding surgical management.
We report a case of an elderly patient in whom live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) provided definitive diagnosis of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa abscess. This could not be done by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DTTE) and two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2DTEE). 3DTEE was also helpful in ruling out associated mitral valve endocarditis, which was initially suspected by 2DTEE leading to a mitral valve sparing surgery. Thus, 3DTEE provided incremental information over 2DTTE and 2DTEE in this patient.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Sadat et al. (2012) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: