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Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · Dec 2014
ReviewUpdate on perioperative right heart assessment using transesophageal echocardiography.
- Karsten Bartels, Jörn Karhausen, Breandan L Sullivan, and G Burkhard Mackensen.
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
- Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Dec 1;18(4):341-51.
Purpose Of The ReviewThis review aims to summarize recent findings relevant for perioperative 2- and 3-dimensional imaging of the right heart with transesophageal echocardiography. Special attention is given to developments that are likely to affect future approaches for prevention and therapy of perioperative right heart failure.Recent FindingsThree-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography techniques are becoming more common for the evaluation of anatomy, volumes, and functional indices.SummaryRight heart failure continues to contribute to morbidity and mortality in the context of cardiothoracic surgery. The advent and widespread clinical use of innovative tools permitting more accurate echocardiographic assessment of the right heart will open the door to renewed interest in novel therapeutic strategies.© The Author(s) 2014.
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