Three-Dimensional Intracardiac Echo: Have Structural Heart Interventions Moved Beyond Transesophageal Echocardiography?

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, University of California San Diego, Thornton Hospital, La Jolla, CA.

Published: August 2025


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