Intracardiac echocardiography using the AcuNav ultrasound catheter during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-2002
Abstract
During the past 10 years, there has been a trend toward and an interest in the use of catheter-based interventions to perform procedures that were once only approached surgically. The problem with the catheter-based approach has been procedure-related complications. Improved imaging of cardiac structures while undertaking interventional procedures may help to prevent or allow for early identification of these complications. Transesophageal echocardiography has been used during catheter-based procedures as a guide, and has both advantages and disadvantages. Intracardiac echocardiography is a relatively new imaging technique that also provides an enhanced view of cardiac structures and may also allow for the safe and efficient performance of catheter-based procedures. We report the first case of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty done under ultrasound guidance using an intracardiac echocardiography catheter (10F, 5-10 MHz) (Acunav). The strengths and weaknesses of this approach are described and compared with transesophageal echocardiography and older intracardiac echocardiography devices.
Volume
15
Issue
12
First Page
1533
Last Page
1537
ISSN
0894-7317
Published In/Presented At
Salem, M. I., Makaryus, A. N., Kort, S., Chung, E., Marchant, D., Ong, L., & Mangion, J. (2002). Intracardiac echocardiography using the AcuNav ultrasound catheter during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, 15(12), 1533–1537. https://doi.org/10.1067/mje.2002.126771
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
12464924
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article