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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Right ventricular (RV) function is crucial in perioperative settings.
  • Assessing RV function is challenging due to its complex anatomy and physiology.
  • Existing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) methods have limitations when adapted for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) techniques for assessing perioperative right ventricular function and failure.
  • To discuss the pathophysiology of the right ventricle and its assessment methods.
  • To highlight the limitations of applying TTE-derived technologies to TEE for RV evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for right ventricular (RV) assessment.
  • Inclusion of catheter-based methods and three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography.
  • Discussion of pressure-volume loop creation using combined TEE techniques.

Main Results:

  • TEE offers various modalities for perioperative RV assessment.
  • Catheter-based methods and 3D TEE can provide insights into RV function.
  • Direct application of TTE technologies to TEE for RV assessment is often limited.

Conclusions:

  • Clinicians must understand the limitations of TEE measurements for RV assessment.
  • Synthesizing information from multiple TEE modalities is essential.
  • Accurate interpretation requires integrating TEE findings within the broader clinical context.