title: Transesophageal echocardiography: clinical indications and applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex, USA.
authors.forename: Gail E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: M Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Brickner
authors.forename: Sharon C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Reimold
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging