Evaluation by transthoracic echocardiogram(TTE) with bubble study showed an EF of 55% without systolic dysfunction. There was right-to-left intracardiac shunt. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) confirmed the diagnosis of PFO with passage of contrast from the right to left atrium. Right heart ...
Initial screening should include a thorough physical exam with oxygen assessment followed by a transthoracic contrast echocardiogram (echo bubble) with agitated saline (Trerotola and Pyeritz2010; Swanson et al.1999; Shovlin2014; White1992). If there is a positive echo bubble signifying an intrapulmon...
I was scheduled to get PFO closure. Prior to this procedure this cardiologist did a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). It is an ultrasound of the heart and reveals more detail than an MRI, X-ray or CT scan. They had me sedated and then shoved a tube down my throat which shoots an u...