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    JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Oct;2(10):1226-37.

    Echocardiography in percutaneous valve therapy.

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    Echocardiography Laboratory, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 91730, USA. tnaqvi@usc.edu

    Abstract

    Echocardiography has played a critical role in valve reconstructive surgery and more recently in developments in percutaneous techniques for mitral valve repair and aortic valve implantation. A combination of transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provide diagnostic and screening data pre-procedure, intraprocedural guidance, and assessment of valve function and left ventricular reverse remodeling post-percutaneous valve procedures. The role of intracardiac echocardiography and live 3-dimensional TEE in percutaneous valve interventions is evolving. This review summarizes the role of echocardiography during percutaneous device-based valve procedures.

    PMID:
    19833314
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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