Should Trans-Oesophageal Echocardiography Be a Routine Investigation for Cardiac Source of Embolus?
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I read with interest the recent letter from Jougon and colleagues [1] on oesophageal perforation after trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and agree completely with their recommendations but feel they neglected to mention one important group of patients. TOE is also used increasingly both during and after cardiac surgery and, although reported complications are low [2], sepsis may be the o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart, Lung and Circulation
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.550