Normative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Values of Cardiac Structures in the Indian Population —Indian Normative TEE Measurements (INTEEM) Study

Information on normative reference values for cardiac structures is critical for the accurate application of echocardiography for guiding clinical decision-making. Many studies using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) have shown that Indians have smaller diameters of various cardiac structures. There are no normative studies for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The authors observed dimensions of various cardiac structures in healthy Indian patients under general anesthesia using TEE and compared them with existing guidelines from non-Indian data.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - July 10, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Deepak Borde, Kumar Chidambaram, Ayya Syama Sundar, Venugopal Kulkarni, Amish Jasapara, Vijay Shetty, Ramachandra Gopinath, Archana Pathy, V.V. Raja Viswanath, Balaji Asegaonkar, Pramod Apsingkar, Unmesh Takalkar, Shreedhar Joshi, Murali Chakravarthy Tags: Original Article Source Type: research