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9 - Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function
from Section 1 - Fundamentals of transesophageal echocardiography
- By Fabio Guarracino
Edited by Robert Feneck, John Kneeshaw, Marco Ranucci
Book:

Core Topics in Transesophageal Echocardiography

Published online:

10 May 2010

Print publication:

15 April 2010, pp 145-162
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Summary

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a relatively recent development in imaging. In 1997 the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) published guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography. Routine intraoperative use of TEE has been shown to lead to an improvement in both surgical and anesthetic management, which presumably is translated into better and more consistent outcomes for patients. The use of TEE as a diagnostic tool in the echo lab, and as a diagnostic and monitoring tool during and after cardiac or other major operations, has increased significantly. In Europe, the problem of training and accreditation in perioperative TEE has been addressed, during the last decade, by the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE), which is a formal association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists (EACTA).