Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016 BackgroundTranscatheter left atrial appendage closure is an alternative therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients. These procedures are currently guided with transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy in most centers.
Yae Matsuo +9 more
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3D Imaging of Mitral Valve Perforation as a Complication of Austrian Syndrome. [PDF]
EchocardiographyPanyala N, Rusin K, Wheeler ND.
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BMC Medical Education, 2022 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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Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas: A 10-year single-center surgical experience and long-term echocardiographic follow-up study [PDF]
, 2020 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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JACC: Case Reports, 2023 This study described the first experience with 3-dimensional multiplanar reconstruction transesophageal echocardiography to guide percutaneous alcohol septal ablation.
Konstaninos Voudris, MD, PhD +3 more
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Precision in Action: Using Intracardiac Echocardiography for Targeted Removal of a Large Lead-Related Vegetation in a Patient With Infective Endocarditis. [PDF]
J ArrhythmLead‐related infective endocarditis (LRIE) with large vegetations represents a common and challenging complication in patients with implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators who are not surgical candidates due to the high prevalence of comorbid conditions.
Memon M, Sabra M, Khan AA.
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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]
, 2012 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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Determination of residual mass in left ventricle by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography after a giant and floating left atrial myxoma resection [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018 Atrial myxoma is a benign tumor of the heart that occurs primarily in the left atrium. Floating or large left atrial myxomas frequently cause functional mitral stenosis, may also affect mitral valve structure and flow, and lead to mitral regurgitation ...
Ali Sait Kavakli, Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk
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Early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in workers: role of standard and advanced echocardiography [PDF]
, 2018 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and consequently early diagnosis is of paramount importance. Working conditions can be regarded as an additional risk factor for CVD. Since different aspects of the job
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Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2018 The correlation between cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale is high in young patients. Currently, transesophageal echocardiography is the gold standard for detection. However, it is invasive and limits Valsalva maneuvers. This article reviews the
Madison B. Stafford +2 more
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