Peri-operative echocardiography is widely used because it provides information that
significantly influences clinical/surgical management and improves outcome in patients …

Methods Twenty four patients were studied within two groups of case “valve repair operation
plus intra-operative TEE (IO-TEE)” and control “valve replacement operation”. Variables …

Before the introduction of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the operating room,
intraoperative echocardiography relied on epicardial imaging. The disadvantages of this …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is recognized as a semi-invasive technique with
increasing impact on diagnostic tools in cardiac surgery. Particularly, TEE plays a role in …

The need to optimize cardiac surgery performance combined with the capability that
intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (ETE) has to evaluate the surgical results …

Out of the various applications of intraoperative echocardiography, the transesophageal
approach in particular has become important for surgeons in reconfirming the patient's …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is applied widely during heart valve replacement
surgery. Intraoperative TEE (IOTEE) is used to formulate the surgical plan, assess cardiac …

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (IOTEE) has become an important
diagnostic and monitoring tool in the operating theatre during cardiac and noncardiac …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides real-time information on both
morphology and hemodynamics without radiation exposure or contrast media, interruption of …

In 17 patients (10 patients with mitral insufficiency, 5 patients with tricuspid regurgitation, 2
patients with mitral stenosis) the result of valve reconstruction was evaluated by …