Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at the Institute of Cardiology in Abidjan: indications, results and diagnostic accuracy.

Objective: The aim of the study was to define the indications for and results and diagnostic accuracy of transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the Abidjan Cardiology Institute.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out of 103 TEE reports from February 2007 to January 2011. The analysis focused on the clinical characteristics of the patients, quality of the prescribers, and indications and diagnostic accuracy (proportion of confirmed diagnoses, which is the ratio of 'anomaly found/number of examinations made for the indication').