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This modality greatly facilitates a three-dimensional comprehension of cardiovascular lesions and flow dynamics, especially in aortic dissection and MR, and its safety was demonstrated. Our data demonstrate the usefulness of this new technique in comparison with conventional single-plane TEE.

The greater improvement in several cardiac functions was seen in patients with greater LV dysfunction, after the CA for CAF.

When evaluated ultrasonographically, the frequency of DVT in hospitalized non-surgical Japanese patients with CHF was approximately 35%. DVT occurred in 25% of patients treated by physical prophylaxis or anti-platelet agents. The results suggest that Japanese hospitalized patients with CHF have a high risk of DVT and thus can be recognized to have potential benefit by preventing and treating DVT according to the guidelines.