TY - JOUR
T1 - Transesophageal echocardiography
T2 - first-line imaging for aortic diseases.
AU - Yalçin, F.
AU - Thomas, J. D.
AU - Homa, D.
AU - Flachskampf, F. A.
PY - 2000/6
Y1 - 2000/6
N2 - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is now commonly used to evaluate the thoracic aorta, because it is widely available and provides high-resolution images and flow information by Doppler. This article reviews the essential features on TEE of acute and chronic aortic diseases, such as aortic dissection, aneurysm, and atherosclerosis, and discusses its strengths, weaknesses, and indications.
AB - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is now commonly used to evaluate the thoracic aorta, because it is widely available and provides high-resolution images and flow information by Doppler. This article reviews the essential features on TEE of acute and chronic aortic diseases, such as aortic dissection, aneurysm, and atherosclerosis, and discusses its strengths, weaknesses, and indications.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10860224
AN - SCOPUS:0034198887
SN - 0891-1150
VL - 67
SP - 417-418, 421
JO - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
IS - 6
ER -