Abstract:Background
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is useful in the assessment and procedural monitoring of congenital heart disease (CHD) with a relatively low complication rate in humans.
Objectives
To evaluate the safety of TEE and report complications in dogs.
Animals
Forty client‐owned dogs with CHD.
Methods
Prospective observational study including gastroesophagoscopy before and after TEE imaging. TEE was planned with a GE 6VT‐D adult probe in dogs weighing ≥4 kg and a GE 10T‐D microprobe alternating with… Show more
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