Impact of Modified Transesophageal Echocardiography on Mortality and Stroke after Cardiac Surgery: A Large Cohort Study

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of perioperative screening with modified transesophageal echocardiography (A-View method). We compared, in consecutive patients who underwent cardiac surgery between 2006 and 2014, 30-day mortality and in-hospital stroke incidence, operated either...

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Main Authors: Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, Carl G. M. Moons, Arno P. Nierich, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. J. van’t Hof, Jan G. Grandjean, Linda M. Peelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1857069