Diagnosis of patent foramen ovale with multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in adult cardiac surgical patients |
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Authors: | Augoustides John G Weiss Stuart J Weiner Justin Mancini Joshua Savino Joseph S Cheung Albert T |
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Institution: | Cardiothoracic Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA. yiandoc@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate multiplane transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for detection of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and to compare multiplane TEE with visual inspection (VI) for PFO detection. DESIGN: A prospective observational study. SETTING: University hospital (single institution). PARTICIPANTS: Patients presenting for cardiac surgery requiring TEE. INTERVENTIONS: Multiplane TEE including 2 atrial views with color-flow Doppler (CFD) and contrast echocardiography (CE) with a provocative respiratory maneuver (PRM) and comparison of multiplane TEE and VI with respect to PFO detection. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The cohort size was 187. PFO prevalence was 27.3%. CFD with serial decrease of the Nyquist limit detected 51% of all PFO: 41.2% in the bicaval view alone, 27.5% in the 4-chamber view alone, and 9.8% in both views. CE detected 78.4% of all PFO: 72.5% with PRM, 45.1% with no PRM, and 27.4% with/without PRM. PFO detection by multiplane TEE and visual inspection were correlated in 41 subjects. TEE diagnosed 11 PFO (26.8% prevalence, 3 missed by VI). VI diagnosed 12 PFO (29.3% prevalence, 4 missed by TEE). CONCLUSIONS: Multiplane TEE is a gold standard for detection of PFO. Despite advances in TEE technology, 2-dimensional imaging does not detect all PFO. To maximize PFO detection, multiple TEE modalities are required in multiple views, despite a low Nyquist limit for CFD or a PRM for CE. Even though multiplane TEE is equivalent to VI for PFO detection, the discrepancy rate may be an important consideration in the individual case. |
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Keywords: | patent foramen ovale transesophageal echocardiography color-flow Doppler Nyquist limit contrast echocardiography provocative respiratory maneuver midesophageal bicaval view midesophageal 4-chamber view cardiac surgery |
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