Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Assessment of mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis by live three-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with transesophageal echocardiography

  • GRAPHIC REPORT
  • Published:
Heart and Vessels Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

We report the feasibility of transthoracic live three-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of a thrombus attached to the mitral bioprosthetic valve.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. WG Daniel A Mugge J Grote D Hausmann P Nikutta J Laas PR Lichtlen RP Martin (1993) ArticleTitleComparison of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography for detection of abnormalities of prosthetic and bioprosthetic valves in the mitral and aortic position Am J Cardiol 71 210–215 Occurrence Handle8421985 Occurrence Handle10.1016/0002-9149(93)90740-4 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:ByyC3srhtFA%3D

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. BK Khandheria JB Seward JK Oh WK Freeman BA Nichols LJ Sinak FA Miller SuffixJr AJ Tajik (1991) ArticleTitleValue and limitations of transesophageal echocardiography in assessment of mitral valve prostheses Circulation 83 1956–1968 Occurrence Handle2040048 Occurrence Handle1:STN:280:By6B2cbktlE%3D

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. N Sayar S Terzi HY Yilmaz H Atmaca F Kocak SU Dayi N Cakmak A Tarhan A Ozler K Yesilcimen (2006) ArticleTitleA case of prosthetic mitral valve Brucella endocarditis complicated with torsades de pointes Heart Vessels 21 331–333 Occurrence Handle17151824 Occurrence Handle10.1007/s00380-006-0907-3

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. L Sugeng L Weinert K Thiele RM Lang (2003) ArticleTitleReal-time three-dimensional echocardiography using a novel matrix array transducer Echocardiography 20 623–635 Occurrence Handle14536013 Occurrence Handle10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.t01-1-03031.x

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. KL Chan X Liu KJ Ascah LM Beauchesne IG Burwash (2004) ArticleTitleComparison of real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography with conventional 2-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment of structural heart disease J Am Soc Echocardiogr 17 976–980 Occurrence Handle15337963 Occurrence Handle10.1016/j.echo.2004.05.005

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Cardiology Department, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Antonella Moreo, Elisabetta Lobiati, Benedetta De Chiara & Francesco Mauri

Authors
  1. Antonella Moreo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Elisabetta Lobiati
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Benedetta De Chiara
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Francesco Mauri
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Antonella Moreo.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Moreo, A., Lobiati, E., De Chiara, B. et al. Assessment of mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis by live three-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with transesophageal echocardiography. Heart Vessels 22, 287–289 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-007-0982-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-007-0982-0

Key words

Search

Navigation