[Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography in congenital cardiopathies].
The usefulness of the perioperative transesophagical echocardiography has been well established in the treatment of patients with congenital heart disease. This modality provides additional anatomical information to transthoracic images and the opportunity of confirming the diagnoses, and according to the findings, deciding if surgical plan changes are require or if a surgical review is needed before leaving the operating room. The perioperative and post-repair examinations are indicated when operations are performed on cardiac defects in which there are echocardiogram residual abnormalities than can be anticipated such as outflow tract obstructions, valve regurgitation or stenosis or residual communications, as a rule in most congenital heart defects surgeries under cardiopulmonary bypass. Valves repairs and the complex reconstruction of the outlet process are the procedures that benefit the most from the additional information.
Vázquez Antona
Clara Andrea
CA
Departamento de Ecocardiografía, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan 14080, México D.F. cvazquezant@yahoo.com.mx
D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care