Hospitals that shift away from routine use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and general anesthesia during TAVR to an “as-needed” mentality stand to gain shorter procedures and hospital stays ...

TEE is commonly used to detect or rule out potentially embolic intra-atrial thrombus or to spontaneous echo contrast (SEC), a sign that suggests impending thrombus, in patients with atrial ...

MAC anesthesia is accomplished by giving you medications that help you relax during a minor procedure. This is different from general anesthesia because you remain breathing on your own during the ...

The word "surgery" often leads to a discussion about other things, including the type of anesthesia that will be used during a procedure. The truth is, there are many different types of anesthesia ...

May 15, 2007 (Denver, CO) - Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is about as effective as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at assessing thromboembolic risk prior to cardioversion in patients with ...