Why the study?
Does transesophageal two-dimensional and color-coded Doppler echocardiography improve the detection of morphological findings and flow characteristics in the follow-up of aortic dissection compared to conventional echocardiography?
Population
18 patients with aortic dissection
Comparison
Transesophageal two-dimensional and color-coded… vs Conventional echocardiography
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support TEE for aortic dissection follow-up; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Does transesophageal two-dimensional and color-coded Doppler echocardiography improve the detection of morphological findings and flow characteristics in the follow-up of aortic dissection compared to conventional echocardiography?
Transesophageal two-dimensional and color-coded Doppler echocardiography is an effective and superior method compared to conventional echocardiography for the ambulatory follow-up of aortic dissection.
Mohr-Kahaly et al. (1989) studied this question.
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