RESUMEN
We present two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic findings of two adult patients who presented for reoperation after previous repair of a partial atrioventricular (AV) septal defect. Both patients had a cleft in the left AV valve with severe regurgitation. One patient had an additional 10 x 5 mm defect connecting the left ventricle to the right atrium through the AV junction. Three-dimensional echocardiography was superior to two-dimensional echocardiography in comprehensively delineating the anatomical defects in the left AV valve and the AV junction.
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Ecocardiografía Tridimensional , Ecocardiografía Transesofágica , Defectos del Tabique Interatrial/diagnóstico por imagen , Defectos del Tabique Interventricular/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto , Femenino , Defectos del Tabique Interatrial/cirugía , Defectos del Tabique Interventricular/cirugía , Humanos , ReoperaciónRESUMEN
In the present study, we report our experience of using three-dimensional reconstruction of transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiographic images in the assessment of aortic dissection (22 patients), aortic rupture (1 patient), aortic aneurysm without dissection (2 patients), and aortic tumor (1 patient).