Table 2.
Indications for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (N = 232)
| Indication | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Combined CABG and OLT | 2 (0.9) |
| Hemodynamic instability | 32 (13.8) |
| Hemodynamic monitoring | 122 (52.6) |
| Known history | |
| Abnormal stress test | 11 (4.7) |
| Abnormal ventricular wall motion | 5 (2.2) |
| Aortic root dilatation, severe | 1 (0.4) |
| Aortic stenosis, moderate and severe | 7 (3.0) |
| Cardiac arrhythmia | 12 (5.2) |
| Cardiac amyloidosis | 1 (0.4) |
| Congestive heart failure or coronary artery disease | 13 (5.6) |
| Flail mitral valve | 1 (0.4) |
| Intracardiac thrombus | 1 (0.4) |
| Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction | 1 (0.4) |
| Mitral regurgitation, severe | 1 (0.4) |
| Myocardial infarct, remote | 7 (3.0) |
| Pericardial effusion | 3 (1.3) |
| Portopulmonary hypertension | 2 (0.9) |
| Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve | 5 (2.2) |
| Ventricular or atrial septal defect | 5 (2.2) |
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