bcsoles
11-10-2008, 05:55 PM
what is a t e e test for persons that had a stroke
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agalloway
11-13-2008, 10:12 PM
According to Webmd.com, this is the description:
Transesophogeal Echocardiogram (TEE): An invasive imaging procedure that creates a picture of the heart's movement, valves, and chambers using high frequency sound waves that come from a small transducer passed down your throat. TEE provides clear images of the heart's movement because the transducer is close to the heart and limits interference from air in the lungs. Echo is often combined with Doppler ultrasound and color Doppler to evaluate blood flow across the heart's valves.
Basically, it is a untrasound of the heart. they go through the mouth and into the esphogous to get a better picture of the heart. They can do it through the skin, but the picture is better if they do a TEE. They will most likely be checking for plaque in the arteries, a hole (pfo) or any other defect they can detect.
Transesophogeal Echocardiogram (TEE): An invasive imaging procedure that creates a picture of the heart's movement, valves, and chambers using high frequency sound waves that come from a small transducer passed down your throat. TEE provides clear images of the heart's movement because the transducer is close to the heart and limits interference from air in the lungs. Echo is often combined with Doppler ultrasound and color Doppler to evaluate blood flow across the heart's valves.
Basically, it is a untrasound of the heart. they go through the mouth and into the esphogous to get a better picture of the heart. They can do it through the skin, but the picture is better if they do a TEE. They will most likely be checking for plaque in the arteries, a hole (pfo) or any other defect they can detect.
kristrail
11-14-2008, 02:01 AM
My husband just had this done 2 weeks ago after suffering a stroke. The previous poster is correct--that is exactly how the test is done. It only took about 20-30 minutes and my husband was given a local anasthetic in his throat. The cardiologist who performed the test spoke with us immediately afterward. Fortunately for my husband, this test did not show any problems with his heart. He was not overly bothered by the test either. He said it was a bit uncomfortable, but not too bad.