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Multiplane transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of transvenous defibrillation leads
Author(s) -
Fehske Wolfgang,
Jung Werner,
Omran Heyder,
Manz Matthias,
Moosdorf Rainer,
Lüderitz Berndt
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870230302
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , thrombus , cardiology , transesophageal echocardiogram , radiology , defibrillation , thrombosis , implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Permanent transvenous cardioverter–defibrillator leads were investigated by multiplane transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) (1) to determine whether intracardiac lead segments can be visualized, (2) to verify the position of the coils, and (3) to detect possible thrombus formation. The diagnostic information obtained in 62 patients by TEE was compared to that of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Abnormal findings were only visualized by multiplane TEE. However, further controlled studies are needed to determine the clinical relevance of displaced caval (one patient) and ventricular coils (15 patients), ventricular (1 patient) or atrial (6 patients) loops, and of clinically uneventful thrombi (13 patients). © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.