Three-dimensional echocardiography of tricuspid valve for visualizing all the three leaflets
Journal Title: Current Research: Cardiology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Three-dimensional echocardiography offers a unique opportunity of visualizing all the three leaflets of tricuspid valve in en-face view from transthoracic windows.It is very useful in localizing the position of the pacing leads and for planimetry
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Raj Kumar, Rahul Q Mehrotra
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