Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is widely used in cardiac surgery. TEE provides
important diagnostic and functional information before and after cardiopulmonary bypass …

Background Atrial septal defect (ASD) is associated with a risk of developing atrial fibrillation
(AF) higher than in the general population, even after percutaneous or surgical septal …

Device-induced embolization is a potential complication of every attempted atrial septal
defect (ASD) device closure. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) plays an important …

Transcatheter occlusion of secundum atrial septal defect has been tried since 1976. Some
investigators have incorporated on-line transesophageal echocardiography so as to better …

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital defect (1 in 1000 live births) and accounts
for up to 40% of clinically relevant acyanotic shunts in adults. 1 Patent foramen ovale (PFO) …

Conclusion Advanced TEE technology allows online 3D guidance of the deployment of atrial
septum occluders [1]. While recently usefulness and superiority of real-time 3D TEE versus …

A 32-year-old male with secundum atrial septal defect underwent percutaneous
transcatheter occlusion. The procedure was performed under general anaesthesia and …

Selection of device size for atrial septal defect closure using transesophageal
echocardiography without balloon-sizing: experience at Queen Alia Heart Institute | Journal of …

Objective: To investigate the indications, methods, safety and efficacy of percutaneous
interventional atrial septal defect closure under the guidance of transesophageal …

Aims Our aim was to assess the feasibility and safety of real-time (RT) three-dimensional
(3D) transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for guiding transcatheter closure of …