Transesophageal echocardiography in atherosclerosis
Inoue, T.; Kimoto, K.; Sasaki, J.
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine 51(8): 2043-2047
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1852 PMID: 8411669 Document Number: 406367
CT scan and MRI were used for evaluating the degree or extent of atherosclerotic lesion. However, these methods do not show characteristics of the aortic wall and the hemodynamics surrounding atherosclerotic lesion. Recently, evaluation of the severity of aortic atherosclerosis, especially the thoracic aorta, and the proximal portion of the coronary artery, became possible by transesophageal echocardiography. This article reviews the diagnosis of aortic atherosclerosis and coronary atherosclerosis, using transesophageal echocardiography.