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- FLAIL MITRAL VALVE
The transesphageal echocardiogram above shows the left atrium at the top
- of the picture and the left ventricle at the bottom. The mitral valve fails to
- coapt (come together in systole). In real time, a piece of chordae tendinae
- is seen flailing in the left atrium. There was severe mitral regurgitation by
- Color Flow Doppler. This patient was referred for surgery (mitral valve repair).
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- QUADRICUSPID AORTIC VALVE
The patient is a 72 year old male who was referred for transesophageal
- echocardiogram (TEE) for severe aortic regurgitation.
- The TEE shows a cross section of the aortic valve. There are four leaflets
- (instead of the usual 3 leaflets). There was severe aortic regurgitation. The
- patient had successful aortic valve replacement.
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BICUSPID AORTIC VALVE
The TEE shows a cross section of the aortic valve. There are two leaflets (instead of the usual 3 leaflets). |
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- INTERIOR VENOCAVAL TYPE SINUS VENOSUS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT
The transesphageal echocardiogram above shows a rare type of atrial septal
- defect (ASD). There is a hole or communication between the left atrium (LA) and
- the right atrium (RA) at the junction of the inferior vena cava (IVC).
- SVC= superior vena cava.
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- ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT OSTIUM SECUNDUM TYPE
The transesphageal echocardiogram above shows the most common type of
- atrial septal defect (ASD), the ostium secundum type.
- There is a hole in the middle of the septum separating the left atrium (LA) from
- the right atrium (RA).
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- PACEMAKER WIRE VEGETATION
This patient presented with fever and infection. He had undergone pacemaker implantation several months prior. The TEE shows a vegetation (a bacterial collection) on the pacemaker wire situatedin the right artium (RA). Left atrium (LA), Vegetation (Vege).
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