Key result
3D transesophageal echocardiography combined with 2D-TEE provided accurate information during positioning, deployment, and early function of the prosthesis during percutaneous aortic valve replacement.
Why the study?
Does 3D transesophageal echocardiography improve procedural guidance during percutaneous aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis?
Case Report (n=1)
Does 3D transesophageal echocardiography improve procedural guidance during percutaneous aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis?
3D TEE combined with 2D TEE may provide valuable real-time guidance and monitoring during percutaneous aortic valve replacement.
May aid real-time TAVR guidance; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
We describe a preliminary clinical experience with 3D transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) in an 84-year-old man with severe aortic stenosis and multiple comorbidity, who underwent percutaneous aortic valve implantation. Although 3D TEE monitoring is not a standard procedure during aortic valve replacement procedure (PAVR), when used in combination with conventional 2D-TEE contributes to improving adequate patient selection and provides more accurate information to the interventional cardiologist during positioning, deployment, and early function of the prosthesis.
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Filgueiras‐Rama et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Severe aortic stenosis (n=1). 3D transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) was evaluated. 3D transesophageal echocardiography combined with 2D-TEE provided accurate information during positioning, deployment, and early function of the prosthesis during percutaneous aortic valve replacement.
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