title: Transesophageal echocardiography: first-line imaging for aortic diseases.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is now commonly used to evaluate the thoracic aorta, because it is widely available and provides high-resolution images and flow information by Doppler. This article reviews the essential features on TEE of acute and chronic aortic diseases, such as aortic dissection, aneurysm, and atherosclerosis, and discusses its strengths, weaknesses, and indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yalçin
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Homa
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Flachskampf
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging