Bhan Amit, Kapetanakis Stamatis, Pearson Peter, Dworakowski Rafal, Monaghan M J
Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Jun;22(6):753.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.01.023.
A 55-year-old man with a history of cryptogenic stroke presented to the authors' department for investigation. On transthoracic echocardiography, he was found to have a small secundum atrial septal defect, and transesophageal echocardiography was performed for a more detailed assessment. Following this, the defect was deemed suitable for percutaneous closure. The case demonstrates the utility and benefits of live three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for the assessment of this type of defect and guidance of transcatheter closure.
一名有隐源性卒中病史的55岁男性到作者所在科室进行检查。经胸超声心动图检查发现他有一个小型继发孔型房间隔缺损，遂进行经食管超声心动图检查以进行更详细的评估。在此之后，该缺损被认为适合经皮封堵。该病例展示了实时三维经食管超声心动图在评估此类缺损及指导经导管封堵方面的实用性和优势。
