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SUMMARY
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was
performed in 35 patients aged 19 to 76 years.
Interactions between indications for the study were
often complex. The main indications, however,
were suspected endocarditis, prosthetic valve
dysfunction, native valvular disease, disorders
of the aorta, and assessment of patients with
peripheral embolic events or stroke. Twentyfive
patients were hospitalized and 5 of these were
studied intraoperatively during heart surgery,
10 were outpatients. TEE was more specific
than transthoracic echo in 20 of 35 patients. In
15 patients TEE led to further assessment by
cardiac catheterization or to change in treatment.
Complications during the TEE examination
were rare. The results are in line with larger
studies on the applicability of TEE. The paper
further discusses the technique of transesophageal
echocardiography, clinical applications end future
prospects.
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