OBJECTIVES Our aim was to determine the diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in right-sided endocarditis. BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that transesophageal echocardiography is superior to transthoracic echocardiography in the detection of vegetations associated with left-sided endocarditis. Its diagnostic value in right-sided endocarditis has not been establishe...

AIM To report a case of serious ventricular arrhythmia during transesophageal echocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS A 58-year-old woman with previous mitral and tricuspid valve replacement and permanent pacemaker implantation suffered from recurrent fever and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Transesophageal echocardiography was performed as part of the assessment for infective endocarditis. ...

INTRODUCTION The use of mitral balloon valvuloplasty as a percutaneous intervention for mitral stenosis has been shown to be efficacious. Cardiac tamponade is a rare but serious complication of this procedure. Despite the low incidence of this event, cardiac tamponade is well-reported in the literature. The management strategy of this complication involves pericardial drainage and correction of...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Isolated persistent left superior vena cava has an incidence of 0.5% in the normal population, but in patients with congenital cardiopathy its incidence ranges from 3% to 10%. The objective of this report was to present a case of intraoperative diagnosis with transesophageal echocardiography and to emphasize the importance of its routine use in surgical procedures for ...

We describe a patient who developed catastrophic consequences of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) post cardiac surgery, for which she required reoperation using CPB. We also illustrate the impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the surgical management of this patient.

SEE PAGE 114 A lthough transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is now an established procedure that is starting to compete with conventional surgical aortic valve replacement in selected patient groups, the presence of post-implantation aortic regurgitation (AR) is higher than in comparative surgical groups and is associated with worse outcomes (1). There have been significant technical a...

Residual atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare complication after percutaneous closure of an ostium secundum in eligible patients. Cardiac imaging, mainly transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography essential to establish the diagnosis. Surgical therapeutic strategy choice. We present case 54-year-old woman who presented with residual left-to-right shunt four years ASD secundum.

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to further define the impact of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during surgery for congenital heart disease and to determine appropriate indications. METHODS The impact of transesophageal echocardiography on patient care was assessed in 1002 patients who underwent this procedure during surgery for congenital heart defects. It had major impac...