TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL TRICUSPID-VALVE LEAFLETS

Authors
MAXTED W NANDA NC KIM KS ROYCHOUDHURY D PINHERIO L
Citation
W. Maxted et al., TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL TRICUSPID-VALVE LEAFLETS, Echocardiography, 11(6), 1994, pp. 585-596
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Echocardiography → ACNP
ISSN journal
07422822
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
585 - 596
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-2822(1994)11:6<585:TEIAVO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The present study demonstrates the usefulness of transesophageal echoc ardiography in the identification of individual leaflets of the tricus pid valve. Validation was obtained by selecting patients with specific lesions involving individual tricuspid leaflets and correlating the t ransesophageal echocardiographic findings with surgery.