Why the study?
Does transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in addition to TTE improve the detection of essential findings (like left atrial thrombi) in candidates for percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty?
Population
75 patients with severe mitral stenosis considered appropriate candidates for percutaneous balloon mitral…
Comparison
Transesophageal echocardiography in addition to… vs Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) alone
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports adding TEE to TTE pre-PBMV for thrombus detection; hypothesis-generating without outcome data.
Does transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in addition to TTE improve the detection of essential findings (like left atrial thrombi) in candidates for percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty?
TEE should be performed in addition to TTE in all patients prior to PBMV due to its superior ability to detect left atrial thrombi and other essential findings.
Hausmann et al. (1994) studied this question.
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