Transesophageal echocardiography

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probe for transesophageal echo

Transesophageal echocardiography is an ultrasound examination of the heart, in which an ultrasound probe is inserted into the esophagus and stomach . The ultrasound probe thus comes in close proximity to the heart, which makes it possible to more accurately visualize some structures of the heart (compared to conventional transthoracic echocardiography).

The main indications for transesophageal echocardiography include:

• suspected presence of a dissecting aortic aneurysm , infectious endocarditis vegetation or thrombus in the atria;
• evaluation of valve prostheses;
• 

  tricuspid valve imaging in 3d echocardiography
  perioperative monitoring of left ventricular function

Links

Related Articles

• Echocardiography
• Stress examination of the cardiovascular system

schematic of probe insertion

Source

• ws:Transezofageální echokardiografie

References

1. ↑ CHILD, P., et al. Internal Medicine. 2nd edition. Prague: Galén, 2007.  ISBN 978-80-7262-496-6 .