Role of Three‐Dimensional Echocardiography in Structural Complications after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Issue 6 (25th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ermacora, Davide; Muraru, Denisa; Pontarollo, Sara; Casablanca, Simona; Livi, Ugolino; Iliceto, Sabino; Badano, Luigi P.
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 31:Issue 6(2014)
• Page Start: E169
• Page End: E173
• Publication Date: 2014-03-25
• Subjects: Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.12585
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="echo12585-abs-0002"> <title>Mini‐Abstract</title> <p>We report 3 emblematic cases which show how three‐dimensional echocardiography (3DE) can provide unique information useful to address management of structural complications in patients with acute myocardial infarction: (1) detailed assessment of size, location, and morphology of an apical ventricular septal defect (VSD) obtained with transthoracic 3DE was pivotal in referring a patient to percutaneous closure; (2) size and location of a complex inferior VSD with irregular margins advised against percutaneous closure; and (3) Transesophageal 3DE assisted surgeons to choose between reparative or replacement surgery for an acute mitral regurgitation due to complete papillary muscle rupture.</p> </abstract>