The doctor recommended transesophageal echocardiography to check the heart valves.
医生建议做经食道超声心动图来检查心脏瓣膜。
Transesophageal echocardiography can provide clearer images than transthoracic ultrasound in patients with poor acoustic windows, especially when evaluating suspected endocarditis.
在经胸超声声窗不佳的患者中,经食道超声心动图往往能提供更清晰的图像,尤其适用于评估疑似感染性心内膜炎。