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Fig. 2 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Pulsatile arterial blood pressure mimicking aortic valve opening during continuous-flow LVAD support: a case report

Fig. 2

Transthoracic echocardiography. Transthoracic echocardiography on postoperative day 7 showing the closed aortic valve prosthesis in parasternal long axis view (A-D). a Zoom on aortic valve prosthesis. b Color Doppler showing continuous flow in the extracardiac graft (*) anastomosing into the ascending aorta. c Color Doppler showing flow on both sides of the closed aortic valve prosthesis. d M-mode tracing without opening of the aortic valve prosthesis throughout the cardiac cycle

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