학술논문
Comparison of transthoracic echocardiography with second harmonic imaging with transesophageal echocardiography in the detection of right to left shunts.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*TRANSESOPHAGEAL echocardiography
*CARDIOLOGY
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ISSN
0002-9149
Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]