Cases of Hemolytic Anemia with Periprosthetic Leaks Evaluated by Real-Time 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
; : 52-56, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Hemolytic anemia is recognized as a rare complication of mitral valve replacement or repair. We report on a 44-year-old man with shortness of breath and hemolytic anemia, 23 years after mitral valve replacement (Hall-Kaster), and a 63-year-old woman diagnosed of hemolytic anemia, 4 years after mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty (Tailor ring, An-core ring). Routine 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography revealed paravalvular leakage around the prosthesis. Subsequent real-time 3-dimensional (3D)transesophageal echocardiography helped the perceptional appreciation of the leakage and the measuring of the regurgitant orifice area using the anatomically correct plane. Surgical findings of each case fit those of 3D volumetric images.
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Asunto principal:
Prótesis e Implantes
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Ecocardiografía
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Ecocardiografía Transesofágica
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Ecocardiografía Tridimensional
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Disnea
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Anemia Hemolítica
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Válvula Mitral
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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2012
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