A unique case of "double-orifice aortic valve"-comprehensive assessment by 2-, 3-dimensional, and color Doppler echocardiography.
Echocardiography
; 33(9): 1436-7, 2016 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27677645
ABSTRACT
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a powerful imaging tool for the comprehensive assessment of valvular structure and function. TEE may be of added benefit when anatomy is difficult to delineate accurately by transthoracic echocardiography. In this article, we present 2-, 3-dimensional, and color Doppler TEE images from a male patient with aortic stenosis. A highly unusual and complex pattern of valvular calcification created a functionally "double-orifice" valve. Such an abnormality may have implications for the accuracy of continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography, which assumes a single orifice valve in native aortic valves.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Valva Aórtica
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Estenose da Valva Aórtica
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Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana
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Ecocardiografia Doppler em Cores
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Ecocardiografia Tridimensional
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Echocardiography
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido