title: Patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger's syndrome detected by first-pass study.
abstract: The case of a 20-year-old man with patent ductus arteriosus complicated with Eisenmenger's syndrome is described. Radionuclide angiocardiography characterized the abnormal pattern of blood flow through the central circulation to establish a diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus with a significant right-to-left shunt, which had not been indicated by other clinical findings.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging