J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2016 Sep;24(3):253-255. 10.4250/jcu.2016.24.3.253.

Double-Orifice Tricuspid Valve Visualized by Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography

• Obase K
• Addetia K
• Takahashi
• Yamamoto K
• Kawamura A
• Tamada T
• Imai K
• Uemura S

• KMID: 2353106
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2016.24.3.253

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Double-orifice tricuspid valve; Three-dimensional echocardiography; Color Doppler

MeSH Terms

Echocardiography*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Tricuspid Valve*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Transthoracic echocardiographic views of the tricuspid valve in the apical four-chamber (A, B, and C), right ventricular inflow (D, E, and F), and parasternal basal short-axis (G, H, and I) views shown without (first 2 columns) and with color Doppler (last column). The tricuspid valve has a bridge-like appearance (B, white arrows) in the apical four-chamber view. A defect is seen at the posterior septum (D, white arrow) and the leaflet tip coapts against the right ventricular wall (D, yellow arrow). The double orifice can be appreciated in the right ventricular inflow view (E and F) and the basal short-axis view (H and I).

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  Fig. 2 Three-dimensional echocardiographic images of the tricuspid valve presented en-face in systole (A) and diastole (B). The asterisks indicate the two orifices.

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