Percutaneous closure of a post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect guided by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2009 Jun;10(4):569-71. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jep021. Epub 2009 Feb 27.

Abstract

We present an adult patient who had an acute myocardial infarction complicated by a ventricular septal defect and had it repaired percutaneously. Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3D) before and during the closure procedure were performed. RT3D provided anatomical and functional information of the defect as well as real-time guidance during the procedure. This case highlights the utility of three-dimensional echocardiography in guiding transcatheter procedures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / etiology
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional