Fig. 1

Single-use miniaturized transesophageal echocardiographic probe. The single-use indwelling monoplane transesophageal echocardiography probe can be left in place for up to 72 h and is easily connected to a dedicated system for serial hemodynamic assessments (left panel). Its small size compared to regular multiplane transesophageal echocardiographic probes facilitates hemodynamic monitoring (right panel)