Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Demonstration of Anatomical Defects in AV Septal Defect Patients Presenting for Reoperation

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 ad...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2003-01, Vol.20 (1), p.105-109
Main Authors: Miller, Andrew P., Nanda, Navin C., Aaluri, Srinivasa, Mukhtar, Osman, Nekkanti, Rajasekhar, Thimmarayappa, Mahesha V., Pacifico, Albert D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
cleft in left atrioventricular valve
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery
Humans
left ventricular to right atrial shunt
partial atrioventricular septal defect
Reoperation
three-dimensional echocardiography
transesophageal echocardiography
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Summary: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 × 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. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, January 2003)
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.00018.x