Prospective evaluation of complications associated with transesophageal echocardiography in dogs with congenital heart disease.

Caitlin H StonerAshley B SaundersJohanna C HeseltineAudrey K Cook Jonathan A Lidbury

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2022)

While major complications remain possible, complications in this study were mild and few in number. Dog size and probe characteristics are factors to consider when performing TEE.

Keyphrases

risk factors
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
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fluorescent probe