Postoperative transesophageal echocardiography diagnosis of inferior vena cava obstruction after mitral valve replacement

Anesth Analg. 2011 Dec;113(6):1343-6. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318232e206. Epub 2011 Oct 14.

Authors

Vivek Sharma¹, Marcin Wasowicz, Stephanie Brister, Jacek Karski, Massimiliano Meineri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, EN3-445, Toronto, ON, M5G2C4, Canada.

PMID: 22003218
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318232e206

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve / surgery
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*