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Can transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography visualize the patency and dimensions of an intracoronary stent?
Can transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography visualize the patency and dimensions of an intracoronary stent?
Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrates potential as a noninvasive imaging modality to directly assess coronary stents.
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Suggests potential for TEE in assessing coronary stent patency; leaves open its role in routine clinical practice.
In the area of increasing interventional techniques there is a need for noninvasive imaging modalities to provide postinterventional follow-up. We were able to visualize the apparent patency and measure the dimensions of an intracoronary Palmaz-Schatz stent in the left circumflex coronary artery using transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography. This report indicates the potential of echocardiography to directly assess coronary stents.
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