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* Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
* Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
** The ultrasound probe is placed on the chest wall
** Least invasive
** Least invasive
** Easiest to do
** Easiest to do
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** What one usually means when they just say "echocardiography"
** What one usually means when they just say "echocardiography"
* Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
* Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
** A special ultrasound probe is placed in the oesophagus
** Gives more information on the ascending aorta and the atria than TTE
** Gives more information on the ascending aorta and the atria than TTE
** More invasive, requires sedation
** More invasive, requires sedation