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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1697-1698
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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See also page 1693.

DR DENIS H. TYRAS (New York, NY): Doctor Fiore, I enjoyed your report. I wonder if with the use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography evaluation of the characteristics of the valve might in fact be somewhat more predictive of the rapidity of progression. I do not know if retrospectively you had all those data, but if more recently you are using intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography it can help guide the decision about whether to do concomitant aortic valve replacement even though gradients may be minimal to moderate.

DR FIORE: We use intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in our pediatric and adult patients regularly. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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