Ecocardiografía transesofágica en Panamá: experiencia en 30 meses / Transesophageal echocardiography in Panamá: experience in 30 months
Rev. méd. Panamá
; 21(1/2): 11-17, Jan.-May 1996.
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| ID: lil-409929
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ABSTRACT
47 transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE) were performed on 43 patients (27 men and 20 women) in 30 months. The average age was 52.1 +/- 24.3 years. The most frequent indications for the procedure were search for the source of emboli in 15 patients, suspected endocarditis and valvulopathies in 11. The main findings were intracavitary thrombi in 9 and vegetations in 8. The findings on TEE changed the medical management in 22 patients, confirmed suspected diagnosis in 15, and added nothing new in 10. Hypotension occurred in only one patient and resolved when the transducer was withdrawn. Comparing their results with those found in the literature the authors found that the indications were similar. TEE is an easy, safe and trustworthy study in selected patients
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana
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Cardiopatias
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Panama
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Panamá
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Panamá
País de publicação:
Panamá