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Overview of transesophageal echocardiography for the chest physician
Richard V Milani1, Carl J Lavie, Yvonne E Gilliland
1Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA. rmilani@ochsner.org
Chest
|September 13, 2003
Abstract:
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a growing technology that is frequently utilized in the critical care setting by intensivists, surgeons, anesthesiologists as well as specialists in cardiovascular diseases. The clinical application of TEE continues to emerge, and the indications and diagnostic utility of this technology as currently available are summarized in this review.