Abstract
Transesophageal echocardiography has been widely used as a diagnostic tool during the past two decades to detect cardiac abnormalities that are not visible or poorly visible with transthoracic echocardiography. At present, transesophageal echocardiography is a cornerstone of modern diagnosis of several cardiac diseases, providing diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic information. In this review, the present status of transesophageal echocardiography not only as a diagnostic tool, underlining its effects on clinical decision making, but also as a monitoring adjunct for many interventional cardiac procedures is examination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-75 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- Acute cardiac syndrome
- Atrial fibrillation
- Cardiac embolism
- Endocarditis
- Interventional cardiac procedures
- Mitral regurgitation
- Prosthetic valves
- Transesophageal echocardiography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine