Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT3DTEE) is now commonly used in daily clinical practice. The transesophageal, compared to the transthoracic approach, allows the visualization of the whole spectrum of the mitral valve apparatus and the posterior cardiac structures. Moreover, images obtained by RT 3D TEE provide a unique and complete visualization of the mitral valv...

Transesophageal echocardiography offers a noninvasive technique for the continuous monitoring of cardiac performance. The combination of 2-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler velocitometry provide assessment of cardiac anatomy, valve function and, ventricular loading conditions. Although transesophageal echocardiography has become accepted for perioperative monitoring, it is typically used...

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a promising method for evaluating thoracic aortic atherosclerosis and coronary atherosclerosis. The highest impact of TEE as a clinical tool is in searching for cardiac embolic sources in patients with stroke and atrial fibrillation and in conducting detailed evaluations in patients with valvular disease, especially those with mitral valvular disease. H...

In Reply: We would like to thank Drs. Fletcher and Sharma for their interest in our study.1 We are aware of their study that was published in June 2013 to assess the benefits of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) simulation training in cognitive skill acquisition among anesthesiology residents in the United Kingdom.2 However, in April 2013, at the time of the initial submission of our artic...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Ross procedure is one of the surgical procedures for correction of severe congenital aortic insufficiency. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is essential for optimal surgical evaluation. Furthermore, it is able to assess the blood volume profile and the need for administration of vasoactive drugs during surgery. CASE REPORT This is a 15-year old teenage...

We have previously reported a standardized stepwise transesophageal echocardiography transverse plane (monoplane) patient examination sequence suitable for intraoperative use. Biplane transesophageal echocardiography furnishes images of the heart and great vessels in both transverse and vertical planes. This report describes a seven-step vertical plane examination, the completion component of a...

AIM To report a case of serious ventricular arrhythmia during transesophageal echocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS A 58-year-old woman with previous mitral and tricuspid valve replacement and permanent pacemaker implantation suffered from recurrent fever and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Transesophageal echocardiography was performed as part of the assessment for infective endocarditis. ...

In their article, Bartel et al1 demonstrate the superiority of intracardiac echocardiography over conventional transesophageal echocardiography in guiding device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) and patent foramen ovale (PFO).1 ASDs and PFOs can be successfully closed in children under transesophageal echocardiography guidance.2,3 Because the authors have not provided the reader with the...

THE use of transesophageal echocardiography for intraoperative monitoring of cardiac function is increasing. Complications are rare. Oropharyngeal injury and hypopharyngeal perforation during difficult insertion of the echoprobe in anesthetized patients have been reported. [1,2] One case of perforation of the cervical esophagus in an awake patient after multiple attempts at insertion of the ech...

We report a case of a 57-year-old man with typical angina due to a coronary artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula, which was evident on transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography with color Doppler flow mapping. The diagnosis was confirmed by coronary angiography. The patient underwent surgical ligation of the fistula. However, repeated transesophageal echocardiography and coronary angiogr...