title: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is useful for evaluating a thrombus entrapped in the patent foramen ovale.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kusaka
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: Motoshige
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imanaka
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
mesh_terms: D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*