Open AccessTRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: METHODOLOGY, INDICATIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
Author(s) -
M. V. Kadyrova,
M. V. Ilyina,
P. V. Arbekova,
Y. Stepanova
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicinskaâ vizualizaciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-9516
pISSN - 1607-0763
DOI - 10.24835/1607-0763-2018-2-25-46
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , heart disease , pathological , radiology , dissection (medical) , transesophageal echocardiogram , aorta , embolism
With transthoracic echocardiography, many pathologies can certainly be seen, but in a number of cases, due to the anatomical and physiological characteristics of the patient (thick layer of subcutaneous fat, large breast size in women, lung disease, chest deformation, etc.) hearts can not be fully explored. The use of a transoesophageal sensor can overcome all these difficulties. The review highlights the methodology, indications, and possibilities of transesophageal echocardiogram in the main heart diseases (coronary heart disease, congenital and acquired heart defects, arrhythmias) and acute pathological conditions (acute dissection of the aorta, air embolism).