Imaging of Right Coronary Artery Ostial Stents by Transesophageal Echocardiography |
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Authors: | Jeffrey J. Silbiger M.D. |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cardiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York |
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Abstract: | A 55-year-old female with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis and coronary artery disease underwent a transesophageal echocardiographic examination to assess the feasibility of performing balloon mitral valvuloplasty. During the examination, an unusual echodensity was incidentally discovered in the right sinus of Valsalva which represented a coronary artery stent. Transesophageal imaging of ostial stents have rarely been described in the literature. Their characteristic echocardiographic findings are discussed. |
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Keywords: | coronary artery stents transesophageal echocardiography |
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