Efficacy and Safety of Transthoracic Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Monitoring Closure of Atrial or Ventricular Septal Defects: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis.

Purpose: For the repair of atrial/ventricular septal defects (ASD/VSD), transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is easy to perform, cost‐effective, and does not require general anesthesia and intubation. Still, TTE is not universally accepted. To compare efficacy and safety of TTE versus transesophagea...

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Published in:	Echocardiography Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors:	Ben, Lele, Zhang, Yuanhao, Wang, Yu, Xing, Weizhen, Cai, Jianping, Han, Yu
Format:	meta analysis research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2024
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