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Diagnostic Dilemmas| Volume 17, ISSUE 2, P269-270, April 2003

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An abnormal TEE on bypass

      A 56-year-old man underwent elective coronary artery bypass grafting for 3-vessel coronary disease. After aortic and venous (with a single, double-staged venous cannula) cannulation, cardiopulmonary bypass was initiated. However, after the start of cardiopulmonary bypass, poor venous return and cardiac distention were noticed. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed the following images (Figs1-3).
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      Fig. 1An 18° view of the right atrium, liver, diaphragm, inferior vena cava and a hepatic vein.
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      Fig. 2TEE after rotation of the probe to 29°.
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      Fig. 3TEE after rotation of the probe to 98°.
      What is the diagnosis?

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