Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of aortic graft dehiscence

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Aug 1;80(3):372-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00371-8.

Abstract

The diagnosis and site of graft dehiscence determined by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and aortography in 6 patients, and by computed tomography (CT) scan in 3 patients were compared with surgery. Sensitivity of TEE was 100%, aortography 83%, CT scan 67%, and TTE 33%; TEE accurately identified severe aortic regurgitation (3), graft narrowing (2), distal aortic dissection (1), and a fistulous communication between the aortic root and the right ventricle (1) when compared with surgery or aortography.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortography
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed