Scohy Thierry V, Soliman Osama I I, Lecomte Patrick V E L, McGhie Jackie, Kappetein A Pieter, Hofland Jan, Ten Cate Folkert J
Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Echocardiography. 2009 Jan;26(1):96-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00767.x. Epub 2008 Nov 7.
The traditional intraoperative two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2DTEE) has limitations in measuring left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) because measurements rely on geometric assumptions. The availability of online software and real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT3D-TEE) makes intraoperative LVEF measurements fast and easy. This is the first report of intraoperative measurement of LVEF and aortic valve area (AVA) by RT3-DTEE in a patient who received transcatheter-based transapical aortic valve implantation.