title: Transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of native valvular disease and repair.
abstract: Surgery for valvular heart disease corrects systolic or diastolic dysfunction of the mitral, aortic, or tricuspid valves. The intraoperative echocardiographic assessment of the native heart valve is aimed at defining the pathology of valve disease, determining the mechanism of valve dysfunction, and quantitating the degree (grade) of valvular stenosis or insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Savino
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology