Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgão oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
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Comparative Study
[Transesophageal echocardiography. Analysis of 15 months of activities].
At the Centre of Thoracic Surgery we have so far performed 235 exams of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The aim of our study was critical analysis of the exams and if possible the comparison of the information given by TEE, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and surgery. We used biplane 5 MHz probe. ⋯ TTE identified 4 false atrial defects. TEE maintained mitral regurgitation quantification in 4 patients and changed in 9. So, TEE is important to detect most cardiac diseases.