Guidelines for performing a comprehensive transesophageal echocardiographic examination: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Sep;26(9):921-64. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2013.07.009.
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Keywords: 2D; 3D; ACHD; ASE; AUC; AV; Adult congenital heart disease; American Society of Echocardiography; Aortic valve; Appropriate use criteria; Comprehensive examination; LA; LAX; LV; Left atrial; Left ventricular; Long-axis; ME; MV; Midesophageal; Mitral valve; PA; PFO; PV; Patent foramen ovale; Pulmonary artery; Pulmonic valve; RV; RVOT; Right ventricular; Right ventricular outflow tract; SAX; SCA; Short-axis; Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; TEE; TG; TTE; TV; Three-dimensional; Transesophageal echocardiography; Transgastric; Transthoracic echocardiography; Tricuspid valve; Two-dimensional; UE; Upper esophageal.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Benchmarking
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / standards
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / standards*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Societies, Medical
  • United States