Prospective evaluation of complications associated with transesophageal echocardiography in dogs with congenital heart disease

Autor: Caitlin H. Stoner, Ashley B. Saunders, Johanna C. Heseltine, Audrey K. Cook, Jonathan A. Lidbury
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol 36, Iss 2, Pp 406-416 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1939-1676
0891-6640
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16356
Popis: Abstract Background Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is useful in the assessment and procedural monitoring of congenital heart disease (CHD) with a relatively low complication rate in humans. Objectives To evaluate the safety of TEE and report complications in dogs. Animals Forty client‐owned dogs with CHD. Methods Prospective observational study including gastroesophagoscopy before and after TEE imaging. TEE was planned with a GE 6VT‐D adult probe in dogs weighing ≥4 kg and a GE 10T‐D microprobe alternating with an intracardiac echocardiography probe placed in the esophagus in dogs
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