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Transesophageal Echocardiography: Not for Everyone? [PDF]
Stroke, 2007 To the Editor: We read with interest the article by de Bruijn et al comparing transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography (TEE versus TEE) for the evaluation of TIA or stroke.1 We congratulate the investigators on this important study. TEE proved superior to TTE for identification of a cardiac embolic source in patients with TIA or …
Edward A, Gill +3 more
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A Case Report of Acute Heart Failure Due to Infective Aortic Endocarditis Diagnosed by Point-of-care Ultrasound [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening condition with significant morbidity and mortality, and can require surgical repair.Case Report: A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department for worsening dyspnea and chest pain.
Gallagher, Ryan +3 more
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Early recurrent ischemic stroke complicating intravenous thrombolysis for stroke: incidence and association with atrial fibrillation [PDF]
, 2010 <p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Mechanisms of early neurologic deterioration after treatment with intravenous, recombinant, tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV rt-PA) include symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) and early ...
Awadh, M. +5 more
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Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, 2015 Objectives: To determine the frequency distribution of different cardiovascular disorders and to describe their associated morphological abnormalities by transesophageal echocardiography among patients referred to the Transesophageal Echocardiography ...
Noor-Aldeen Al-Jaber +5 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 A 39-year-old G3P3 female presented with abrupt onset dyspnoea of one month duration. She was markedly symptomatic when lying supine and resorted to prone sleeping. Chest X-ray reported as cardiomegaly.
Chathuri Liyanapathirana +4 more
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Goal-directed therapy in intraoperative fluid and hemodynamic management. [PDF]
, 2013 Intraoperative fluid management is pivotal to the outcome and success of surgery, especially in high-risk procedures. Empirical formula and invasive static monitoring have been traditionally used to guide intraoperative fluid management and assess volume
Gutierrez, Maria Cristina +2 more
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Transesophageal Echocardiography [PDF]
Circulation, 2003 Case: A 36 year-old woman without significant past medical history was admitted with left-sided hemiparesis. Imaging studies confirmed a right middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke with normal carotid arteries. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) showed right heart enlargement and a large secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) (Figure 1).
Gail E, Peterson +2 more
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Cerebrovascular complications and infective endocarditis. impact of available evidence on clinical outcome [PDF]
, 2018 Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease. Its epidemiological profile has substantially changed in recent years although 1-year mortality is still high.
De Bellis, Antonio +8 more
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Delayed repair of esophageal perforation due to transoesophageal echocardiography
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Since its introduction into clinical practice in the 1980s, transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable tool in cardiac surgery having only a few cases of serious complications reported in the literature.
Savvas Omorphos +3 more
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Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2021 Intraoperative echocardiography is an integral component of the peri-operative management of pediatric heart disease. It confirms the adequacy of surgery, identifies residual lesions, and can provide useful hemodynamic data.
Neeraj Awasthy +5 more
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