2021/05/20 he is scheduled to go for a transesophageal echocardiography.

What it is:

• TEE is a test that uses sound waves to make pictures of your heart’s muscle and chambers, valves and outer lining (pericardium), as well as the blood vessels that connect to your heart.
• Doctors often use TEE when they need more detail than a standard echocardiogram can give them.
• The sound waves sent to your heart by the probe in your esophagus are translated into pictures on a video screen.

The detailed pictures provided by TEE can help doctors see:

• The size of your heart and how thick its walls are.
• How well your heart is pumping.
• If there is abnormal tissue around your heart valves that could indicate bacterial, viral or fungal infections, or cancer.
• If blood is leaking backward through your heart valves (regurgitation) or if your valves are narrowed or blocked (stenosis).
• If blood clots are in the chambers of your heart, in particular the upper chamber, for example after a stroke.

2021/05/21 he is scheduled to go for an angiogram.

What it is:

• An angiogram is a diagnostic test that uses x-rays to take pictures of your blood vessels. A long flexible catheter is inserted through the blood stream to deliver dye (contrast agent) into the arteries making them visible on the x-ray.

Video on how angiogram works:

Will report back on the results of the above procedures.