Comparison of Transthoracic and Transesophageal 2-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Mustafa Kurt, MD, Ibrahim Halil Tanboga, MD, Turgay Isik, MD, Ahmet Kaya, MD, Mehmet Ekinci, MD, Emine Bilen, MD, Mehmet Mustafa Can, MD, Mehmet Fatih Karakas, MD, Ednan Bayram, MD, Enbiya Aksakal, MD, Serdar Sevimli, MD Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 26-31 (February 2012) DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.05.014 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Transesophageal echocardiographic 2D peak longitudinal strain images for (A) the right ventricle, (B) the apical 4 chamber, (C) the apical 2 chamber, and (D) the apical long axis. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2012 26, 26-31DOI: (10.1053/j.jvca.2011.05.014) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Transesophageal echocardiographic 2D strain rate images for the right ventricle. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2012 26, 26-31DOI: (10.1053/j.jvca.2011.05.014) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 A Bland-Altman plot showing the degree of agreement between transthoracic echocardiographic and transesophageal echocardiographic values of (A) the apical 2 chamber, (B) the apical 4 chamber, (C) the apical long axis, (D) the left ventricular global strain, and (E) the right ventricle. (Color version of figure is available online.) Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2012 26, 26-31DOI: (10.1053/j.jvca.2011.05.014) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions