Impact of Modified Transesophageal Echocardiography on Mortality and Stroke after Cardiac Surgery: A Large Cohort Study

Autor: Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, Carl G. M. Moons, Arno P. Nierich, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. van’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Linda M. Peelen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Vascular Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-2824
2090-2832
DOI: 10.1155/2017/1857069
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of perioperative screening with modified transesophageal echocardiography (A-View method). We compared, in consecutive patients who underwent cardiac surgery between 2006 and 2014, 30-day mortality and in-hospital stroke incidence, operated either with perioperative modified TEE screening (intervention group) or only with conventional TEE screening (control group). Of the 8,605 study patients, modified TEE was applied in 1,391 patients (16.2%). Patients in the intervention group were on average older (71 versus 68 years, p
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