The pictures displayed on the monitor (above) were taken during a TEE procedure in a patient with a heart tumor (known as a left atrial myxoma, pronounced mix-o-ma). The video on the left shows the large round tumor (marked by the arrow) "bouncing" around in the left atrium (left u...
Designing the Optimal Procedure: Role of CT Scan in the Planning of Transcatheter Structural Heart Interventions. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 1589. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Leipsic, J.; Nørgaard, B.L.; Khalique, O.; Cavalcante, J.L.; Wang, D.D.; Jilaihawi, H.; Delgado, V.; Bax...
PFO closure cases (Figure 9,video S2) benefited from the probe’s excellent imaging, enabling precise wire insertion and providing anatomical criteria for device sizing. A bubble contrast study was performed at the beginning and at the end of the procedure for any remaining shunt. The stability ...