title: [Peculiarities of the transesophageal echocardiography in octogenarian patients].
abstract: The growing trend in the absolute and relative number of elderly in the population scheme, the increasing prevalence of heart disease as people get older and the impressive technological development of ultrasound devices have all together recently contributed to promote an increasing number of transesophageal echocardiograms in older patients, however, the already published information about the distinguishing features of this diagnostic methodology in elderly patients is still scarce and seems to be insufficient. This review focuses on the already published methodological and diagnostic features related to the transesophageal echocardiography in the octogenarian -or even older patient- in order to show them in an orderly and systematic manner to provide elements that induce useful clinical criteria for the physician who attends patients in this age group in whom this diagnostic modality is now increasingly requested.
authors.affiliation: Instituto del Corazón (INCOR), Hospital CIMA, Hermosillo, Sonora, México. Electronic address: jesus.canale@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jesús M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Canale
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital CIMA, Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
authors.forename: Rubén
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cardoza-Encinas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canale-Segovia
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Adulto mayor; Ecocardiografía transesofágica; Elderly; Mexico; México; Octogenarian; Octogenario; Transesophageal echocardiography