Live Three‐Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography in an Unusual Case of Aorto‐Left Ventricular Tunnel with a Large Interventricular Septal Aneurysm |
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| Authors: | Chung‐Yi Chang M.D. Ming C. Hsiung M.D. Shen kou Tsai M.D. Ph.D. Jeng Wei M.D. Ching‐huei Ou M.D. Yi Cheng Chang M.D. Kuo Chen Lee M.D. Sung‐How Sue M.D. Yi‐Pen Chou M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cheng‐Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Aorto‐left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) is a rare congenital malformation. We report an unusual case of ALVT with a large interventricular septal aneurysm causing severe aortic regurgitation and left ventricular outflow obstruction diagnosed with real time three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE). Real time 3D TEE allows for assessment and novel views of complex cardiac abnormalities and can aid in perioperative monitoring. (Echocardiography 2011;28:E12‐E15) |
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