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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:59
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original article: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Richard Mainwaring, MD

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, 5301 F St, Suite 111, Sacramento, CA 95819

(Email: mainwar@sutterhealth.org).

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The authors report their experience with intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) as a predictive tool in assessing A-V valve regurgitation in complete atrioventricular septal defects (C-AVSD). Follow-up transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was performed at a mean interval of 19 months following surgery. Thirty-three of the 35 patients in this study had grade I left-sided A-V valve regurgitation by intraoperative TEE, and of these 23 maintained the same grade while 10 patients had an increase to grade II regurgitation. Two patients had grade II regurgitation by intraoperative TEE, and both of these patients . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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