a strong trendP = 0.06
Although there was a strong trend toward a higher frequency of large esophageal varices in patients who underwent upper endoscopy after versus before TEE (20.0% vs. 9.1%, P = 0.06), there was no difference in the proportion of patients reaching primary (0% vs. 0%, P = 1.00) or secondary (27.5% vs. 26.7%, P = 1.00) outcomes between the groups.