Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Teknologi Mara Sungai Buloh, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 3 The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia
  • 4 National Heart Centre, Singapore
  • 5 Department of Cardiology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
  • 6 Department of Ultrasound, Xijing Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
  • 7 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 8 Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 9 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  • 10 Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, COM-WR, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • 11 Philippine Heart Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
  • 12 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
JACC Asia, 2023 Aug;3(4):556-579.
PMID: 37614546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.05.012

Abstract

Transcatheter structural heart intervention (TSHI) has gained popularity over the past decade as a means of cardiac intervention in patients with prohibitive surgical risks. Following the exponential rise in cases and devices developed over the period, there has been increased focus on developing the role of "structural imagers" amongst cardiologists. This review, as part of a growing initiative to develop the field of interventional echocardiography, aims to highlight the role of echocardiography in myriad TSHIs available within Asia. We first discuss the various echocardiography-based imaging modalities, including 3-dimensional echocardiography, fusion imaging, and intracardiac echocardiography. We then highlight a selected list of structural interventions available in the region-a combination of established interventions alongside novel approaches-describing key anatomic and pathologic characteristics related to the relevant structural heart diseases, before delving into various aspects of echocardiography imaging for each TSHI.

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