Echocardiographic findings of iatrogenic septal defect during TA-AVI

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An esophageal lymphoma discovered by echocardiography.

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Double Orifice Fissured Subaortic Membrane in the Adult

Left ventricle outflow tract obstruction is a relatively common form of congenital heart disease, occurring in 2.8 out of 10,000 live births and accounts for 3-6% of congenital heart diseases. Subvalvular aortic stenosis can be either a fixed stenosis resulting from subaortic membrane or a dynamic stenosis because of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We described an original and rare image of double orifice fissured subaortic membrane in the adult

Cardiac metastasis from colorectal cancer: To be or not to be…

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St. Jude Trifecta Versus Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna valves for the treatment of aortic stenosis: comparison of early Doppler-Echocardiography and hemodynamic performance

Objective. Aim of this study was to compare the hemodynamic profiles of 2 aortic valve bioprostheses: the Carpentier Edwards Perimount Magna (CEPM) valve and the Trifecta valve. Methods. 100 patients who underwent AVR for severe symptomatic AS between September 2011 and October 2012 were analyzed by means of standard trans-thoracic Doppler-echocardiography. Results. Mean and peak gradients were significantly lower for the 21 mm Trifecta vs CEPM (11 ± 4 vs 15 ± 4 mmHg, and 20 ± 6 vs 26 ± 7 mmHg, respectively; all p < 0.05) and the 23 mm Trifecta vs CEPM (8 ± 2 vs 14 ± 4 mmHg, and 17 ± 6 vs 25 ± 9 mmHg; all p < 0.05). Effective orifice area tended to be slightly higher for the Trifecta valve. Conclusion. The new bioprosthetic valve Trifecta has an excellent hemodynamic profile, and lower trans-prosthesic gradients when compared to CEPM valve

Case report Pitfall in Echocardiography: infective endocarditis or valvular strand? Case report

Abstracts Lambl&apos;s excrescences are thin filiform mobile processes with thin attachment at valvular closure lines. In this case report we describe the transesophageal views of Lambl&apos;s excrescences; our case is meant to serve as a classic example of this commonly misinterpreted lesion