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Comparison of transthoracic echocardiography with second harmonic imaging with transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of right to left shunts.

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Van Camp, Guy [Vrije Universiteit Brussel] Franken, Philippe [Vrije Universiteit Brussel] Melis, Patrick [Vrije Universiteit Brussel] Cosyns, Bernard [Vrije Universiteit Brussel] Schoors, Danny [Vrije Universiteit Brussel] Vanoverschelde, Jean-Louis [UCL]

We compared the use of transthoracic echocardiography with second harmonic imaging after a peripheral intravenous injection of an agitated saline solution with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the detection of right to left shunts at the cardiac and pulmonary level. Second harmonic mode transthoracic echocardiography and TEE are equally sensitive in detecting right to left shunts in patients undergoing a daily routine TEE.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Comparative Study, Journal Article
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2000
Language Anglais
Journal information "The American journal of cardiology" - Vol. 86, no. 11, p. 1284-7, A9 (2000)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0002-9149
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - Service de pathologie cardiovasculaire
Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Division of Cardiology
UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
UCL - (SLuc) Service de cardiologie
MESH Subject Artifacts ; Echocardiography - methods ; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - ultrasonography ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Reproducibility of Results ; Thorax - ultrasonography
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Bibliographic reference Van Camp, Guy ; Franken, Philippe ; Melis, Patrick ; Cosyns, Bernard ; Schoors, Danny ; et. al. Comparison of transthoracic echocardiography with second harmonic imaging with transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of right to left shunts.. In: The American journal of cardiology, Vol. 86, no. 11, p. 1284-7, A9 (2000)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/106585