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During the past two decades, cardiovascular ultrasonography has benefited from technical innovations that have allowed it to become a cornerstone of the modern diagnosis of cardiac disease. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is one of the more recent developments. In the past few years clinical applications of TEE have grown explosively. In this article, we summarize the present status and diagnostic value of TEE as compared with transthoracic echocardiography, emphasizing in particular the effect of TEE on diagnostic decision making and patient care.

In 1976, Frazin et al. described their initial experience with a single-crystal ultrasound transducer attached to a coaxial cable . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Performance of Tee

Clinical Applications

Endocarditis and Its Complications

Determining Sources of Embolism

Cardiac Tumors

Aortic Dissection

Prosthetic Heart Valves

Critically Ill Patients

Congenital Heart Disease

Tee during Surgery and Other Interventions

Coronary Arteries

Native-Valve Disease

Future Developments

Conclusions

Source Information

From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Clinic, Dresden (W.G.D.); and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover (A.M.) — both in Germany.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Daniel at the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University Clinic Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01307 Dresden, Germany.

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