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- who: Stephanie Opusunju Ibekwe* from the of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA have published the research work: Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography Leading to Changes in Surgical Management in the Setting of Infective Endocarditis, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
SUMMARY
TTE has shown to be less sensitive concerning identification of abnormalities of left heart structures, whereas the sensitivity for detection of vegetations on native valves is close to 100% with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Intraoperative TEE (IOTEE) has been shown to identify undiagnosed pathology and residual defects after surgical intervention which allows for immediate correction . . .
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