title: Transesophageal echocardiographic guidance of closed mitral commissurotomy.
abstract: We describe the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in a patient undergoing emergent closed mitral commissurotomy. Two-dimensional images provided an assessment of valve morphology and mobility while Doppler echocardiography was used to monitor the occurrence of mitral regurgitation and changes in valve gradient and area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Lytle
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications