Journal: JACC Case Reports

Article Title: Simultaneous Endocardial and Epicardial Approach for Successful Closure of Left Atrial Appendage With Difficult Anatomy

doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104338

Figure Lengend Snippet: LAA Transesophageal Echocardiogram The left atrial appendage was visualized in the 0° (A), 45° (B), 90° (C), and 135° (D) views. The maximal left atrial appendage (LAA) ostium width and depth were 24 mm and 12 mm, respectively.

Article Snippet: EPIQ CVx transesophageal echocardiogram , Philips Healthcare.

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Journal: JACC Case Reports

Article Title: Simultaneous Endocardial and Epicardial Approach for Successful Closure of Left Atrial Appendage With Difficult Anatomy

doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104338

Figure Lengend Snippet: Postoperative Confirmation of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Complete closure of the left atrial appendage without any residual flow across the ostium was noted with transesophageal echocardiography (A) and left atrial angiography (right anterior oblique caudal view) (B). Abbreviation as in .

Article Snippet: EPIQ CVx transesophageal echocardiogram , Philips Healthcare.

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Journal: Circulation Reports

Article Title: Feasibility and Safety of Atrial Biopsy　― Evidence From 1,000 Cases ―

doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0101

Figure Lengend Snippet: Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)- or transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided atrial biopsy. Fluoroscopy was also used to roughly guide the bioptome during catheter ablation ( A ). Representative ICE image of the limbus of the fossa ovalis (FO; B ). Representative biopsy samples ( C ). The white arrows indicates a sample consisting only of endocardial tissue, whereas the other samples appear to contain myocardial tissue. Fluoroscopic image of the bioptome and TEE probe during left atrial appendage occlusion viewed from the left anterior oblique (LAO) projection ( D ). Biplane TEE images during atrial biopsy showing the bioptome tenting the limbus of the FO ( E , F ). Ao, aorta; CS, coronary sinus; LA, left atrium; RA, right atrium; SVC, superior vena cava.

Article Snippet: In 36 patients, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE, EPIQ CVx Ultrasound System with an X8-2t Probe; Philips, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) was used ( ).

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Journal: Circulation Reports

Article Title: Feasibility and Safety of Atrial Biopsy　― Evidence From 1,000 Cases ―

doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0101

Figure Lengend Snippet: An example of an intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) image of the atrial septum during atrial biopsy. The ICE image obtained after the initial biopsy is shown ( A ), where only a slight (shallow) recess was observed at the biopsy site (arrowhead). After repeated biopsies at the same site, a more pronounced recess (arrowhead) was observed ( B ). FO, fossa ovalis; LA, left atrium.

Article Snippet: In 36 patients, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE, EPIQ CVx Ultrasound System with an X8-2t Probe; Philips, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) was used ( ).

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Journal: Structural Heart

Article Title: Outcomes of Intracardiac Echocardiography as the Primary Imaging Modality for Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Procedures

doi: 10.1016/j.shj.2025.100662

Figure Lengend Snippet: Patient stratification and procedural breakdown by imaging strategy. Flow chart illustrating the stratification of patients into 2 cohorts based on the primary imaging strategy. The chart also displays the type of procedures performed in each cohort. Abbreviations: ICE, intracardiac echocardiography; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; T-TEER, tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair; TTVR, transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement.

Article Snippet: The Philips VeriSight Pro 3D ICE catheter and the EPIQ CVx Echocardiography System (Philips Healthcare, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) fit with a 3D X8-2t TEE probe were used for ICE and TEE, respectively.

Techniques: Clinical Proteomics, Imaging

Journal: medRxiv

Article Title: Optimal Thresholds for Cardiac CT Parameters in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Referred for Transcatheter Intervention

doi: 10.64898/2026.01.07.26343641

Figure Lengend Snippet: Flow graph demonstrating the recruitment of patient cohort. The figure demonstrates the number of patients excluded and the inclusion of patients in the two study groups. AR, aortic regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis; CCT, cardiac computed tomography; E-CI, echocardiographic cardiac index; E-LVEF, echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction; MG, echocardiographic aortic valve mean gradient; E-SVI, echocardiographic stroke volume indexed; MR, mitral regurgitation; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography.

Article Snippet: All patients underwent comprehensive TTE using commercially available echocardiography machines (Vivid-7 or 9, GE Healthcare, Chicago, USA; or IE33 or EPIQ CVx, Philips Healthcare, Andover, MA) using recommended methods for evaluation and diagnosis of AS.

Techniques: Computed Tomography

Journal: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Article Title: Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Evaluation of Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease: A Prospective Single-Center Cohort Study

doi: 10.31083/RCM48678

Figure Lengend Snippet: 2D transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed thickened leaflets and loss of coaptation with severe torrential tricuspid regurgitation while 3D TTE showing tricommissural fusion . Multiplanar reconstruction, aligning the slicing planes at the valve ostium in maximum diastole, revealed an area of 1.21 cm 2 by direct planimetry. Additionally, thickened and fused chordae were clearly visualized suggestive of severe rheumatic tricuspid regurgitation and stenosis.

Article Snippet: All patients underwent comprehensive 2D and 3D transthoracic echocardiography (Philips EPIQ CVx ultrasound system with X5-1 matrix-array transducer).

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Journal: Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Article Title: Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Evaluation of Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease: A Prospective Single-Center Cohort Study

doi: 10.31083/RCM48678

Figure Lengend Snippet: 2D transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed mildly thickened leaflets and moderate central tricuspid regurgitation while 3D TTE demonstrated morphologically bi-leaflet valve (type II, septal, and non-septal configuration) with a fused anteroposterior commissure . Multiplanar reconstruction, aligning the slicing planes at the valve ostium in maximum diastole, revealed an area of 2.52 cm 2 by direct planimetry. Additionally, thickened and fused chordae were clearly visualized suggestive of rheumatic tricuspid regurgitation without significant stenosis. The yellow arrow indicates the fused anterior chordae. 2D, two-dimensional; 3D, three-dimensional.

Article Snippet: All patients underwent comprehensive 2D and 3D transthoracic echocardiography (Philips EPIQ CVx ultrasound system with X5-1 matrix-array transducer).

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