RESUMEN
The complex anatomy of mitral valve demands precise and sophisticated imaging during any intervention .Transesophageal echocardiography has been the most frequently used modality. With the advent of three-dimensional echocardiography a more comprehensive description of the mitral valve is now possible. This review aims to discuss the framework for imaging the mitral valve by three-dimensional echocardiography; its current status and the limitations of three-dimensional echocardiography in its current platform.
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Ecocardiografía Tridimensional/métodos , Ecocardiografía Transesofágica/métodos , Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Aumento de la Imagen/métodos , Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por ComputadorAsunto(s)
Aneurisma/diagnóstico , Aneurisma/etiología , Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/etiología , Arteria Carótida Común , Endarterectomía/efectos adversos , Aneurisma/terapia , Enfermedades de las Arterias Carótidas/terapia , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
We present a patient of mitral stenosis with a left atrial ball valve thrombus. The diagnosis was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiogram. No clot was detected in the left atrium or the left atrial appendage at surgery. At completion of surgery, the distal pulses of lower limbs were not palpable. Vascular Doppler study of lower limbs revealed thrombus-laden bilateral popliteal arteries. Emergency vascular surgery restored circulation in lower limb vessels.