Evaluation of mitral valve disease using transesophageal echocardiography.
In the past 10 years, clinical application of transesophageal echocardiography (TE) has grown explosively. Intraoperative TE offers a powerful diagnostic and monitoring tool for the physicians in the cardiac operating room. The use of TE revolutionizes the assessment of patients with mitral valve disease. Surgical decisions are often altered based on the information obtained from TE. This review describes the basic features of TE as well as its uses in the intraoperative setting for evaluation of the mitral valve.
Takuma
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Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Homma
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D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery