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New Role of Echocardiography in the Cath Lab: Novel Approaches of Peri-Interventional 3D Echocardiography

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Interventional techniques for percutaneous treatment of structural heart disease have become an important option for patients ineligible for conventional cardiovascular surgery. Three-dimensional echocardiography plays an essential role not only for patient selection but also for peri-interventional guidance. This review aims to describe novel approaches for the application of three-dimensional echocardiography during transcatheter interventions in the context of the current literature and current recommendations.

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Jan Balzer received honoraria for lectures on international cardiovascular conventions from Philips Healthcare. J. Balzer had travel/accommodations expenses covered or reimbursed by Philips Healthcare. Silke van Hall declares that she has no conflict of interest. Yang-Chul Böring declares that he has no conflict of interest. Malte Kelm declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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Balzer, J., van Hall, S., Böring, YC. et al. New Role of Echocardiography in the Cath Lab: Novel Approaches of Peri-Interventional 3D Echocardiography. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 6, 445–453 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-013-9229-x

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