Figure Legends
Figure 1. 2D transesophageal echocardiography in four chamber
view with continuous wave and color flow. A: Prosthetic mitral valve
without vegetations in the atrial view and dilation of right cavities.
B: Paravalvular leak (white arrow). C: Prosthetic valve area 3.3
cm2 and mean gradient 4mmHg. D: Two jets of tricuspid
regurgitation (white arrows). Abbreviations: RA-right atrium; RV-right
ventricle; LA-left atrium.
Figure 2. 3D transesophageal echocardiography. A: Atrial view
of the mitral prosthetic valve in diastole (blue arrow pointing surgical
suture) B: Atrial view of the mitral prosthetic valve in systole. C, D:
Atrial view of the prosthetic mitral valve with evidence of a mass
(green arrow).
Figure 3. 3D transesophageal echocardiography with
transillumination. A: yellow arrows showing vegetations in the atrial
view of mitral prosthetic valve. B: Surgical view of mitral prosthetic
valve during systole with evidence of vegetations (white arrows). C:
Surgical view in end diastole presenting surgical suture (blue arrow)