Cardiac imaging detects serious residual septal defects during child open heart surgery

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Using cardiac imaging during heart surgery can detect serious residual holes in the heart that may occur when surgeons repair a child's heart defect, and offers surgeons the opportunity to close those holes during the same operation. Pediatric cardiology experts say using this tool, called transesophageal echocardiography, during surgery may improve outcomes for children with congenital heart disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news