Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and comparative analysis of the four views of the coronary sinus (CS) used in this study. Data are presented as occurrence (%)

	ME4C	ME2C	ME Modified Bicaval	TG-CS
CS visible?
No	2% (1/50)	4% (2/50)	6% (3/50)	2% (1/50)
Yes	98% (49/50)	96% (48/50)	94% (47/50)	98% (49/50)
CS cannula visible?
No	0% (29/29)	6.9% (2/29)	13.8% (4/29)	6.9% (2/29)
Yes	100% (29/29)	93.1% (27/29)	86.2% (25/29)	93.1% (27/29)

ME4C Mid-esophageal 4 chamber view, ME2C Mid-esophageal 2 chamber view, TG-CS Transgastric coronary sinus view