Repairing interatrial septal defects from the operating room to the cardiac catheterization laboratory: 2D or not 2D?

Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Mar-Jun;15(1-2):8-13. doi: 10.1177/1089253211401001. Epub 2011 May 4.

Abstract

Uncorrected congenital interatrial septal defect can be found in nearly a third of all adults and are associated with significant morbidity, including pulmonary hypertension, right-heart failure, atrial arrhythmias, and paradoxical embolic stroke. With advancing technology, percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects has become a viable alternative to open surgical repair. In this review, the authors provide 3 examples in which 3-dimensional interventional transesophageal echocardiogram effectively provided more precise visualization of the dynamic surface and geometry of the atrial septum and related structures than 2-dimensional TEE, permitting accurate sizing and repair of the defects.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Catheterization*
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Laboratories
  • Male
  • Operating Rooms