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A Rare Complication of Atrial Septal Occluders: Diagnosis by Transthoracic Echocardiography
Giovanni Dialetto, MD, Franco E. Covino, MD, Giancarlo Scognamiglio, MD, Alessandro Della Corte, MD, Sabrina Manduca, MD, Carola Iacono, MD, Raffaele Calabrò, MD, Maurizio Cotrufo, MD Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 836.e5-836.e8 (June 2006) DOI: /j.echo Copyright © 2006 American Society of Echocardiography Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Transthoracic bidimensional echocardiography with color Doppler: eccentric regurgitant jet through mitral valve was found. Device was identifiable as thickened atrial septum. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 836.e5-836.e8DOI: ( /j.echo ) Copyright © 2006 American Society of Echocardiography Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 Three-dimensional live echocardiography showed position of device in detail (A) and anterior mitral leaflet perforation (B). T, Tear. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 836.e5-836.e8DOI: ( /j.echo ) Copyright © 2006 American Society of Echocardiography Terms and Conditions
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Figure 3 A, Intraoperative view of device in situ. B, After surgical removal of septal closure device, tear in anterior mitral leaflet was clearly evidenced. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 836.e5-836.e8DOI: ( /j.echo ) Copyright © 2006 American Society of Echocardiography Terms and Conditions
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