Shadowing produced by mitral prosthesis
by Nanda Navin C

Comprehensive Textbook of Echocardiography

by Navin C Nanda
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This video clip showing two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement (MVR). Arrow points to prominent shadowing produced by the metallic components of the prosthesis which effectively block passage of the ultrasound beam so that none of the structures behind them are imaged. (LA: Left atrium; LAA: Left atrial appendage; LV: Left ventricle).

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