title: Transesophageal echocardiography in pediatric congenital heart disease.
abstract: The uses of transesophageal echocardiography have expanded dramatically over the last decade. With advances in technology, this imaging modality has become readily available for evaluation of the complex pediatric population with congenital heart disease. This article discusses the many uses of transesophageal echocardiography in this population, in the outpatient setting, in the peri-operative period, and in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (D2220 MCN), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2572, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kavanaugh-McHugh
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Tobias
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meagher
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic