Heart valve replacement and necessity in intraoperative ultrasonic monitoring of operations

This article focuses on the necessity of use Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (IOTEE) in valve replacement surgery. The authors present comparative estimation of IOTEE and the method of visual surgical revision in the intraoperative detection of paravalvular leaks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yu V Tarichko, A G Faibushevich, Z B Dandarova, L V Rodionova, G I Veretnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2009-03-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/3760