Interventional imaging: the role of echocardiography. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Interventional echocardiography is a rapidly evolving field requiring imaging expertise. An increasing number of structural heart interventions now require real-time imaging guidance for device placement and immediate functional evaluation. Continuous 2- and 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography are now required by many heart teams during complex structural interventions, including percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects, left atrial appendage occlusion, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter repair of paravalvular regurgitation, and percutaneous mitral valve repair. In this review, we describe the role of echocardiography during the initial structural evaluation, throughout the device placement procedure, and for the assessment of acute device function and complications.

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Diseases
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4280242

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84990946611

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.14797/mdcj-10-3-172

PubMed ID

  • 25574345

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 10

issue

  • 3