Mitral valve ring dehiscence with an aorta-left atrial fistula.
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چکیده
In an era with the increasing use of various imaging modalities including echocardiography, ventriculography and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, one must be aware of the limitations of each discipline. We report a case of an individual who presented with both a partial dehiscence of a mitral valve annuloplasty ring and an aorta-left atrium fistula following surgical management of infective endocarditis that was correctly identified using transesophageal echocardiographic imaging.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007