Key result
TEE safely and effectively guides instrument positioning and result evaluation during mitral balloon valvuloplasty.
Why the study?
The utility of transesophageal echocardiography during mitral balloon valvuloplasty for procedural guidance and immediate result evaluation was assessed.
Does transesophageal echocardiography provide useful guidance and evaluation during mitral balloon valvuloplasty?
Does transesophageal echocardiography provide useful guidance and evaluation during mitral balloon valvuloplasty?
Transesophageal echocardiography is a safe and useful imaging modality for guiding and immediately evaluating the results of percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty.
May support TEE guidance in mitral balloon valvuloplasty; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Transesophageal echocardiography was performed during mitral balloon valvuloplasty. It provided valuable information about the position of the transseptal needle, wires, and balloon catheter throughout the procedure, and it helped in the immediate evaluation of its results. Transesophageal echocardiography was well tolerated and there were no complications.
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Kronzon et al. (1989) studied this question. Transesophageal echocardiography during mitral balloon valvuloplasty was well tolerated, without complications, and provided valuable guidance for instrument positioning and result evaluation.
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