Parisi V, Ratto E, Silvestri C, Pastore F
Department of Clinical Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II"
Transl Med UniSa. 2013 May 6;6:41-2. eCollection 2013.
This case highlights the clinical usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. The diagnosis of inter-ventricular septal defect associated with aortic regurgitation has been performed in a 50-year-old man using 3D echocardiography. This advanced echocardiography could accurately reproduce the anatomy of the defect and provide further insights in the mechanisms of aortic regurgitation showing an unusual non-coronary cusp prolapse. The routinely use of 3D echocardiography in clinics might allow a better characterization of cardiac anatomy, especially of aortic valve disorders.
该病例凸显了三维（3D）超声心动图的临床实用性。一名50岁男性患者通过三维超声心动图诊断出室间隔缺损合并主动脉瓣反流。这种先进的超声心动图能够准确再现缺损的解剖结构，并进一步深入了解主动脉瓣反流的机制，显示出不寻常的无冠瓣脱垂。在临床实践中常规使用三维超声心动图可能有助于更好地描述心脏解剖结构，尤其是主动脉瓣疾病。
