[Value of transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of blunt chest trauma: correlation with electrocardiogram, heart enzymes, and transthoracic echocardiogram].

Abstract

To asses the feasibility, usefulness and clinical rentability of the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the evaluation of patients suffering a severe blunt chest trauma as well as to correlate the TEE findings with those provided by the conventional electrocardiogram (ECG), cardiac isoenzymes assay and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).