RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Contrast two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of adult congenital heart disease
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 229
OP 238
VO 52
IS 2
A1 Robert Detrano
A1 Ernesto E. Salcedo
A1 John Yiannikas
A1 Douglas S. Moodie
YR 1985
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/2/229.abstract
AB The use of contrast two-dimensional echocardiography in diagnosing adult congenital heart disease is assessed using illustrative examples. The technique of contrast injection and visualization is described. The clinical applications in evaluating septal abnormalities, corrected transposition of the great vessels, persistent left superior vena cava, and tricuspid valve abnormalities are discussed. Applications during catheterization of the left side of the heart are discussed. The routine use of this method in the diagnosis of adult congenital heart disease should be limited to a qualitative assessment of intracardiac structure and function.