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- Transesophageal Echocardiography - American Heart Association
- Nonsurgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation - American Heart Association
Before cardioversion, you may need a test called a TEE (transesophageal echocardiography) During this test, you swallow a small ultrasound device This lets the health care team look inside your heart atria for blood clots If blood clots are found, you may need blood thinners* before cardioversion This will help reduce your stroke risk
- Testing for Heart Valve Problems - American Heart Association
To fully understand your heart valve problem, your medical team may want to perform a series of tests to provide a complete picture of what needs repair and what may be best left alone Learn about the various tests you may undergo
- Cardioversion - American Heart Association
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is often used to check for the presence of blood clots before this procedure Complications are uncommon but may include:
- Considerations of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography . . .
Intraoperative TEE use has been shown to improve outcomes and reduce mortality in high-risk cardiac surgery patients, particularly those undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), valve, and aortic surgeries
- Cryptogenic Stroke - American Heart Association
Infectious Etiologies Rare but delayed treatment significant consequences Embolism from infective endocarditis Ischemic lesions, microbleeds, mycotic aneurysms TEE more sensitive
- Mitral Valve Therapies - American Heart Association
Chief Complaint: increasing fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, weakness Hx: CKD, Hx Breast Cancer 2003 s p lumpectomy, right nephrectomy 1970, osteoporosis TEE: Diffusely myxomatous mitral valve with bileaflet prolapse Severe mitral regurgitation Regurgitant fraction is 50% Dr Borkon: Patient is at prohibitive risk for mitral valve surgery Pre
- CIED INFECTION TOOLKIT - American Heart Association
2 TEE findings consistent with vegetation on the device lead and or heart valve 3 Positron emission tomography- computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging consistent with device infection
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