Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has evolved dramatically over the last 3 decades
and is now considered an indispensable tool for the practice of cardiac anesthesia. There is …

ACCURATE QUANTIFICATION OF intraoperative mitral regurgitation (MR) is considered an
indirect assessment of mitral valve dysfunction. 1 A complex, synchronized interplay of …

Mitral valve repair was first suggested in 1902 by Sir Thomas Brunton (1) as a surgical
approach to patients with rheumatic mitral valve disease. However, it was not until after the …

TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (TEE) has long been considered an
important tool in understanding mitral valvular pathology. In the most recent American …

ANESTHESIOLOGISTS cannot concentrate solely on ad-vances made within the specialty,
but must also keep up with developments occurring within the field of surgery because the …

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides high-resolution images of the mitral
valve apparatus, permitting detailed evaluation of its structure and function. Mitral valve …

TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (TEE) HAS BECOME a standard of care in
the cardiac operating room, allowing the anesthesiologist to play an important part in the …

DISCUSSION These cases are the first reports of the use of TEE in patients who previously
have had an esophagogastrectomy for esophageal malignancy and in whom no injury to the …

The presence and severity of mitral valve disease are major determinants of outcome in
cardiac surgical patients. The need for an accurate preoperative transthoracic …

The use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in assessment of the
mitral valve repair is well established. It has significantly contributed to the excellent results …