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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jan 2001
The value of contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger's syndrome.
- D W Sohn, Y J Kim, J H Zo, M M Lee, Y B Park, Y S Choi, and Y W Lee.
- Clinical Research Institute and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yungun-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
- J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2001 Jan 1;14(1):57-9.
AbstractWhen patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is complicated by pulmonary hypertension resulting in a right-to-left shunt, an erroneous diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension may be made, even after echocardiographic examination. Among the 8 patients referred to our echocardiography laboratory with the diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension between June 1994 and November 1999, 2 patients were found to have PDA with Eisenmenger's syndrome. Patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger's syndrome can be diagnosed by the opacification of the abdominal aorta without opacification of the left-sided chambers during contrast echocardiography.
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