Transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography: Its role in solving clinical problems

The diagnostic value of t1 ansesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography is described in 32 patients in whom precordial echocardiography or angiography, or both, failed to establish a definitive diagnosis. All attempted transesophageal studies were completed without complication and the referral qu...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1986-10, Vol.8 (4), p.975-979
Main Authors: Gussenhoven, Elma J., Taams, Meindert A., Roelandt, Jos R.T.C., Ligtvoet, Kees M., McGhie, Jacky, van Herwerden, Lex A., Cahalan, Michael K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Diseases - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Echocardiography - methods
Endocarditis - diagnosis
Female
Heart Valve Diseases - diagnosis
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Ultrasonic investigative techniques
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Summary:The diagnostic value of t1 ansesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography is described in 32 patients in whom precordial echocardiography or angiography, or both, failed to establish a definitive diagnosis. All attempted transesophageal studies were completed without complication and the referral question was definitively answered. Nineteen patients were subsequently submitted to surgery. In 18 of them, the transesophageal echocardiographic diagnoses were proven correct; in 1 patient, the diagnosis was proven partially incorrect. In the 13 unoperated patients the transesophageal echocardiography diagnoses were not independently confirmed but were assumed correct because incontrovertible images were obtained. These results indicate that transesophageal echocardiography significantly extends the diagnostic capabilities of echocardiography.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(86)80444-2