Protocol for Optimal Detection and Exclusion of a Patent Foramen Ovale Using Transthoracic Echocardiography with Agitated Saline Microbubbles
| Autor: | Vincent L. Sorrell, Robert R. Attaran, Laura Foster, Vijayasree Kudithipudi, Imran Ata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Microbubbles Valsalva Maneuver business.industry medicine.medical_treatment nutritional and metabolic diseases Sodium Chloride medicine.disease Heart Septal Defects Atrial nervous system diseases Diagnosis Differential Echocardiography Internal medicine Practice Guidelines as Topic medicine Cardiology Patent foramen ovale Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Saline |
| Zdroj: | Echocardiography. 23:616-622 |
| ISSN: | 1540-8175 0742-2822 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00272.x |
| Popis: | Agitated saline bubble studies in conjunction with echocardiography, in particular transesophageal echocardiography, are currently the principal means in the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO). We describe techniques and guidelines for the detection and exclusion of a PFO. The potential for misinterpretation of these bubble studies exists and therefore, several false positive and false negative scenarios are illustrated and discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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