J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2014 Mar;22(1):46-47. 10.4250/jcu.2014.22.1.46.

Similar Morphology, but Different Function: Acute Improvement of Myocardial Longitudinal Strain after Percutaneous Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Therapy in a Severe Aortic Stenosis Patient

• Lee JH
• Park JH
• Choi SW
• Jeong JO
• Seong IW

• KMID: 2177458
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2014.22.1.46

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Aortic stenosis; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Strain echocardiography

MeSH Terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis*
Aortic Valve*
Humans

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The baseline parasternal long axis view demonstrates severe calcified aortic valve (A) with increased transaortic valve maximal velocity up to 4.3 m/sec (B). After the procedure, prosthetic valve is inserted in to the aortic valve area (C, arrows) and transvalvular maximal velocity is measured up to 1.9 m/sec (D).

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  Fig. 2 Bull's eye diagram shows clearly visible improvement in global longitudinal strain after the transfemoral aortic valve intervention [before (A), and one week after (B) the procedure].

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