Transesophageal Echocardiography

Dr. Antonello D’Andrea is Director of the Complex Unit of Cardiology and Intensive Care at the Umberto I Hospital Nocera Inf and Head of the ICU of the Cardiology Department of the Second University of Naples, Italy. His research interests include non-invasive diagnostic cardiology in the acute and chronic patients, left ventricular hypertrophy and athlete's heart. He is the author of numerous manuscripts, chapters and reviews addressing changes induced by different sport activities in the heart’s structure and cardiac response.

• Part I. Fundamentals of Transesophageal Echocardiography1. Introduction, indications, contraindications and training in transesophageal echocardiography2. The transesophageal echo examination: basic principles, main standard views and Doppler techniques3. Transesophageal echo assessment of normal valves by 2D and 3D analyses4. Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function5. The right ventriclePart II. Practical Issues in Transesophageal Echocardiography6. Mitral valve diseases: diagnosis, perioperative TEE and mitra-clip repair7. Aortic valve disease: TEE in TAVI selection8. The tricuspid and pulmonary valves: TEE perioperative role9. Chronic diseases of the thoracic aorta and acute aortic syndromes10. Infective endocarditis11. Prosthetic valves12. Selection of patient for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion13. Selection of patient for percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale14. TEE for identifying potential cardiac sources of embolism15. TEE in sports cardiology16. TEE in ICU and in emergency care17. TEE in Adult congenital heart diseases