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Transesophageal Echocardiography - American Heart Association Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a test that produces pictures of your heart TEE uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make detailed pictures of your heart and the arteries that lead to and from it
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: Allergic reactions to the medications; Irritation of the skin on your chest or back where the electrodes were applied during electrical cardioversion
Nonsurgical Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation 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
Ejection Fraction Heart Failure Measurement Ejection fraction (EF) shows how much blood leaves the left ventricle with each heartbeat A normal EF is between 55% and 70% A lower EF can be a sign of heart failure
Cryptogenic Stroke - American Heart Association • TTE vs TEE • TEE considered more sensitive specific • 5% chance of finding pathologies that change management • TTE with appropriate maneuvers very sensitive for PFO • TTE better for LV thrombus • TEE preferred if valvular disease suspected • TEE better at imaging left atrium appendage
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) - American Heart Association A hole in your heart would seem to be the very definition of a "problem " Yet more than a quarter of the population has one type of hole in the heart, called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and for most people it causes no adverse health effects
Electrophysiology Studies - American Heart Association Electrophysiology studies (EP studies) are tests that help health care professionals understand the cause of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) Electrophysiologic testing uses catheters inserted into the heart to find out where abnormal heartbeats are coming from