Transesophageal echocardiography
Transthoracic and transesophageal examinations should be considered as mutually complementary. Transesophageal echocardiography is performed in cases of a justified need to visualize structures that are poorly visible or invisible on transthoracic ...
Andrzej Szyszka +1 more
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Intraoperative Pulmonary Embolism During Right Atrial Mass Excision: A Case Report on Intraoperative Rescue TEE [PDF]
Intraoperative pulmonary embolism is a rare but life-threatening complication during cardiac surgeries involving right atrial masses. This case report details the successful management of a 62-year-old woman with a right atrial mass, utilizing ...
Manjusree Guha +3 more
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Use of transesophageal echocardiography during implantation of aortic endoprosthesis (stent). Initial experience [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To report the role played by transesophageal echocardiography during implantation of self-expanding aortic endoprostheses (stent) at a hemodynamics laboratory.
Cláudio Henrique Fischer +8 more
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Transesophageal Echocardiography [PDF]
To describe the role of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the diagnosis of various cardiac pathologic conditions, we reviewed the currently accepted clinical applications, the contraindications to the procedure, and the potential complications. The Mayo Clinic experience with 7,134 TEE examinations during a 6-year period (1988 through 1993) was
B K, Khandheria, J B, Seward, A J, Tajik
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Objective: To determine the relationship between transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the anatomic and hemodynamic assessment of secundum atrial septal defects in children and adults. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and
Mujeeb Ur Rehman +6 more
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Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas: A 10-year single-center surgical experience and long-term echocardiographic follow-up study [PDF]
Aims. Limited contemporary data are available on the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes after surgery for cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF). The aim of this study was to review the clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics, surgical ...
Brát, Radim +3 more
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Background Learning to perform intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography takes time and practice. We aimed to determine the cumulative success rate in the first 20 intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography cases performed by trainee ...
Prasert Sawasdiwipachai +4 more
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Transesophageal Echocardiography
Transesophageal echocardiography has provided a new acoustic window to the heart, the great vessels, and the mediastinum. It provides anatomical, functional hemodynamic, and blood flow information. High-quality visualization of left atrial appendage, thoracic aorta, atrial septum, and mitral valvular apparatus can be obtained readily.
E A, Tee, P M, Shah
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Descending aortic calcification increases renal dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in cardiac surgery patients with intraaortic balloon pump counterpulsation placed perioperatively : a case control study [PDF]
Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery increases length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality. A significant number of patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures require perioperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP ...
Bingold, Tobias Michael +9 more
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The failing heart under stress: echocardiography is an essential monitoring tool in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
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Poelaert, Jan
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