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Does three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provide incremental value in percutaneous closure of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm? |
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| Authors: | Ahmed Elkaryoni MD Ming C Hsiung MD Mohammed J Arisha MD Amier Ahmad MD Navin C Nanda MD Ahmed H Mohamed MD Doaa Attia MD Ankush Sachdeva MD Lovepreet Singh BS Wei‐Hsian Yin MD PhD |
| Institution: | 1. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;2. Division of Cardiology, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;3. Division of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;4. University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA;5. Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang‐Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Abstract: | Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms (AO PSAs), if left untreated, are complicated by a high rate of rupture resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. New transcatheter modalities have emerged as acceptable surgical alternatives for their management. We present a case of an ascending aortic PSA in which intraoperative two‐ and three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2DTEE and 3DTEE) provided a comprehensive assessment of the PSA in pre‐ and postclosure settings. |
| Keywords: | aortic pseudoaneurysm aortic valve replacement three‐dimensional echocardiography transesophageal echocardiography two‐dimensional echocardiography |