Does transesophageal echocardiography provide value in the assessment of patients with suspected malfunction of mitral prostheses?
Transesophageal echocardiography is an essential tool for evaluating suspected mitral valve prosthesis malfunction.
Transesophageal echocardiography constitutes an essential part of a comprehensive two-dimensional/Doppler echocardiographic examination in patients with suspected malfunction of mitral prostheses.
Khandheria et al. (Sat,) studied this question.