Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography assessment of right atrial myxoma resulting in a change of the surgical plan.
Ann Card Anaesth
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2014 Oct; 17(4): 306-308
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in English
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| ID: sea-153705
ABSTRACT
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an important diagnostic tool. It provides structural and functional assessment of cardiac structures which can improve the overall outcome of the patient. We present a case with right atrial myxoma in which TEE helped to find the attachment of the mass so that overall surgical plan was changed.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Monitoring, Intraoperative
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Adult
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Heart Atria
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Heart Neoplasms
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Card Anaesth
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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