An abrupt decline in respiratory function often presents in patients unable to undergo imaging procedures,especially in critical care settings.Consequently,evaluation using transthoracic lung ultrasonography has been ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81500281);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2019YJ0577)
Background The utilization value of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery is more and more important. However,the role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography on quality control...
BACKGROUND The prevalence of left atrial appendage(LAA) thrombus detection by transesophageal echocardiogram(TEE) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation(AF) anticoagulated with apixaban is not well defined ...
Background:Pulmonary vein (PV) occlusion generally depends on repetitive contrast agent injection when cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). The present study was to compare the effect of cryoballoon abla...
Atrial septal defect (ASD)is the third commonest congenital heart disease in adults.The most common type of ASD is the ostium secundum accounting for 75%-80%of all ASDs.Less common are the ostium primum (accounting fo...
Background This study sought to investigate the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) under the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in children. ...
AIM To test the potential association between atrial septal aneurysm(ASA) and migraine in patent foramen ovale(PFO) closure patients through an observational, singlecenter, case-controlled study.METHODS We studied a t...
Background In an effort to avoid x-ray and contrast agents for patients of atrial fibrillation(AF)with chronic kidney disease,we developed a method for transcatheter closure of left atrial appendage(LAA)under the guid...
Patients with prosthetic cardiac valves are at high risk for thromboembolic complications and need life long anticoagulation with warfarin, which can be associated with variable dose requirements and fluctuating level...
Pannus formation is a rare complication and occurs almost exclusively in mechanical prosthetic valves.It consists of fibrous tissue that covers the surface of the prosthesis either concentrically or eccentrically,resu...