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Transesophageal echocardiogram

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

TEE is very useful in picking up small clots and infective material on heart valves. This helps in treatment of potentially life threatening diseases like infection of the heart valves. It can detect defects in the wall between the upper chambers of the heart known as ASD very well.