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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
CANALE, Jesús M.; CARDOZA-ENCINAS, Rubén and CANALE-SEGOVIA, Andrés. Peculiarities of the transesophageal echocardiography in octogenarian patients. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2017, vol.87, n.1, pp.35-42. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acmx.2016.11.009.
The growing trend in the absolute and relative number of elderly in the population scheme, the increasing prevalence of heart disease as people get older and the impressive technological development of ultrasound devices have all together recently contributed to promote an increasing number of transesophageal echocardiograms in older patients, however, the already published information about the distinguishing features of this diagnostic methodology in elderly patients is still scarce and seems to be insufficient. This review focuses on the already published methodological and diagnostic features related to the transesophageal echocardiography in the octogenarian -or even older patient- in order to show them in an orderly and systematic manner to provide elements that induce useful clinical criteria for the physician who attends patients in this age group in whom this diagnostic modality is now increasingly requested.
Keywords : Transesophageal echocardiography; Elderly; Octogenarian; Mexico.