The impact of additional epicardial imaging to transesophageal echocardiography on intraoperative detection of residual lesions in congenital heart surgery

Epicardial echocardiography detects residual intraoperative lesions not visualized by transesophageal echocardiography, most frequently related to pulmonary arteries. Its use, in addition to standard transesophageal echocardiography, may decrease the need for early reintervention.