Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Jul 2001
[Use of transesophageal echocardiography during implantation of aortic endoprosthesis (stent). Initial experience].
To report the role played by transesophageal echocardiography during implantation of self-expanding aortic endoprostheses (stent) at a hemodynamics laboratory. ⋯ The use of transesophageal echocardiography during placement of aortic stents seems appropriate. The actual advantages of the procedure will be defined in a comparative prospective study.