ECHO 2013 / The Role of 3D Echo in Valvular Heart Disease
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Three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of EROA.
Shanks M et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2010;3:694-700
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Number of the patients classified in the same versus different mitral regurgitation severity grade: comparison between 2D TEE, 3D TEE, and MRI.
Shanks M et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2010;3:694-700
Copyright © American Heart Association
Are the raw images helpful?
Quantitation of Mitral Valve Tenting in Ischemic MR by Transthoracic Real-time 3D Echo
normal
Tenting volume: 4.6ml
Tenting height: 9.2mm
Watanabe N, Ogasawara Y, Yoshida K et. al J Am Coll Cardiol 45:763-9, 2005
Does this impact clinical
decision making?
Perhaps not yet
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3D is essential for Mitra-Clip
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•Three-D invaluable in intraprocedural decision making