title: Usefulness of transesophageal imaging of flow convergence region in the operating room for evaluating isolated patent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed in 21 patients with isolated patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with a color Doppler flow convergence method during surgical closure of the ductus. Evaluation of PDA by TEE with the flow convergence method may provide valuable information during surgery and/or thorascopic ductus clipping.
authors.affiliation: The Clinical Care Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Omoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cobanoglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kyo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sahn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007432:Intraoperative Period