Transesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular sources of embolism: implications for perioperative management. Export

@article{citeulike:3169815, abstract = {Transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable investigation in patients with cardioembolic events because of its high sensitivity and specificity for defining detailed structure and function of the cardiovascular system. Patients who receive anesthesia and critical care may be at risk of systemic embolism from various cardiovascular sources. The main factors associated with embolism include intracardiac lesions such as thrombi, vegetations, and tumors; cardiac anomalies; and vascular disease, e.g., aortic atheroma. In this review article, the authors describe how transesophageal echocardiography may be used to identify various cardiovascular sources of embolism, provide risk stratification, influence medical therapy, and refine clinical decision making in patients receiving critical care and anesthesia. With these improvements, it is hoped that better patient outcomes may be achieved in the perioperative period.}, address = {Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ngukhoon@yahoo.co.uk}, author = {Tan, C. N. and Fraser, A. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {3169815}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000270733.26234.56}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17667579}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17667579}, doi = {10.1097/01.anes.0000270733.26234.56}, issn = {0003-3022}, journal = {Anesthesiology}, keywords = {echo, embolism}, month = {August}, number = {2}, pages = {333--346}, posted-at = {2008-08-28 15:44:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Transesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular sources of embolism: implications for perioperative management.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000270733.26234.56}, volume = {107}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3169815 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3169815 N2 - Transesophageal echocardiography has become an invaluable investigation in patients with cardioembolic events because of its high sensitivity and specificity for defining detailed structure and function of the cardiovascular system. Patients who receive anesthesia and critical care may be at risk of systemic embolism from various cardiovascular sources. The main factors associated with embolism include intracardiac lesions such as thrombi, vegetations, and tumors; cardiac anomalies; and vascular disease, e.g., aortic atheroma. In this review article, the authors describe how transesophageal echocardiography may be used to identify various cardiovascular sources of embolism, provide risk stratification, influence medical therapy, and refine clinical decision making in patients receiving critical care and anesthesia. With these improvements, it is hoped that better patient outcomes may be achieved in the perioperative period. IS - 2 JF - Anesthesiology SN - 0003-3022 AD - Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ngukhoon@yahoo.co.uk EP - 346 TI - Transesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular sources of embolism: implications for perioperative management. VL - 107 SP - 333 KW - echo KW - embolism AU - Tan, CN AU - Fraser, AG PY - 2007/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.anes.0000270733.26234.56 ER -