Paravalvular leakages between sewing cuffs after the second surgery for double valve replacement: evaluation by three-dimensional color-Doppler transesophageal echocardiography

J Echocardiogr. 2018 Mar;16(1):52-53. doi: 10.1007/s12574-017-0353-5. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

Authors

Hideta Takushi¹, Akihiro Hayashida², Nobuyuki Kagiyama³, Misako Toki⁴, Atsushi Hirohata¹, Keizo Yamamoto¹, Kiyoshi Yoshida¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, 2-5-1, Nakaicho, Kitaku, Okayama City, 700-0804, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, 2-5-1, Nakaicho, Kitaku, Okayama City, 700-0804, Japan. [email protected].
³ Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Okayama, Japan.

PMID: 28933040
DOI: 10.1007/s12574-017-0353-5

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Reoperation / adverse effects