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  • Title: Incremental value of three-dimensional over two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of acute dysfunction of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis.
    Author: Pattabiraman V, Nanda NC, Iqbal F, Singh P, Koneru J, Akins C.
    Journal: Echocardiography; 2010 Aug; 27(7):885-7. PubMed ID: 21050267.
    Abstract:
    We describe acute dysfunction of a bileaflet mechanical mitral valve prosthesis for the first time in a 57-year-old male. Unlike two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, three-dimensional imaging convincingly showed a large rounded echo density consistent with a papillary muscle in contact with one of the leaflets showing only partial opening during systole.
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