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Prosthetic tricuspid valve dysfunction assessed by three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography

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A 39-year-old male who had undergone tricuspid valve replacement for severe tricuspid regurgitation was admitted with palpitation and general edema. Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography showed tricuspid prosthetic valve dysfunction. Additional three-dimensional (3D) transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) could clearly demonstrate the disabilities of the mechanical tricuspid valve. Particularly, 3D TEE demonstrated a mass located on the right ventricular side of the tricuspid prosthesis, which may have caused the stuck disk. This observation was confirmed by intra-operative findings.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Kagoshima University Hospital, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan

    Toshinori Yuasa, Kunitsugu Takasaki, Naoko Mizukami, Nami Ueya, Kayoko Kubota, Yoshihisa Horizoe, Hideto Chaen, Eiji Kuwahara, Akira Kisanuki & Shuichi Hamasaki

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Yuasa, T., Takasaki, K., Mizukami, N. et al. Prosthetic tricuspid valve dysfunction assessed by three-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. J Echocardiogr 11, 97–99 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-013-0170-4

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