Safety of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Esophageal Varices

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 May;32(5):676-677. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.01.013. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Authors

Ellen Liu¹, Avirup Guha², Michael Dunleavy¹, Timothy Obarski²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Internal Medicine, Columbus, OH.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

PMID: 30846321
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.01.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Echocardiography, Transesophageal / adverse effects*
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnostic imaging*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / etiology*
Female
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Ohio
Patient Safety
Retrospective Studies