title: Ask the doctor.  I had an echocardiogram of my heart, which was pretty simple and painless.  Then, my cardiologist told me that I needed another echocardiogram, this time with a probe down my throat.  What's the difference between these two procedures?
authors.forename: Deepak L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans