Perioperative transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of the right heart and associated structures: A comprehensive update and technical report

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1100-1121

  Tan, Chong O ^a   Harley, Ian ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 dimensional echocardiography; cardiac surgery; chiari network; coronary sinus; crista terminalis; echocardiography; endocarditis; eustachian valve; nonstandard views; perioperative; pulmonary artery; pulmonary embolus; pulmonary valve; right atrial appendage; right atrium; right ventricle; right ventricular failure; standard views; systolic function; thebesian valve; transesophageal echocardiography; tricuspid annuloplasty; tricuspid annulus; tricuspid valve

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIAC IMAGING; CORONARY SINUS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLE; PROCEDURES;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84905739196     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.05.031     Document Type: Review

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