Use of miniature biplane transesophageal echocardiography during pediatric atrial catheter interventional procedures.
We reported the use of a new miniature biplane TEE probe during pediatric cardiac interventional catheterization procedures. Use of this imaging modality provided significant advantages during dilation of obstructed venous pathways and closure of interatrial defects. Procedural characteristics and specific congenital heart lesion-related advantages were discussed.
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South Carolina Children's Heart Center, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000295:instrumentation; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008904:Miniaturization; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy