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Review
. 2022 Jul;39(7):975-984.
doi: 10.1111/echo.14874. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Interventional echocardiography: Opportunities and challenges in an emerging field

James Lee  1 , Tiffany Chen  2 , Edward Gill  3
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Review

Interventional echocardiography: Opportunities and challenges in an emerging field

James Lee et al. Echocardiography. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

The growth of transcatheter structural heart disease interventions has created a subspecialty of interventional imagers who focus on preprocedural planning and the periprocedural guidance of these complex cases. In particular interventional imagers who focus on periprocedural guidance have developed a specific expertise in interventional transesophageal echocardiography (iTEE). This nascent field has challenges in training, reimbursement, and occupational hazards which are unique to this field. This review encompasses the evolution of iTEE, current challenges, and future opportunities.

Keywords: cardiac imaging; intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography; mitral regurgitation; multiplane transesophageal echocardiography; three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography; valve repair.

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