[The sinus venosus type of interatrial communication: its diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography].
Transthoracic echocardiography has important limitations in the diagnosis of sinus venosus atrial septal defects in adults because of the posterior location of the defect. We review the role of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of this congenital heart disease in nine patients, as well as in the identification of associated abnormal pulmonary venous connections.
Sousa
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L
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
Agapito
A F
AF
Branco
L
L
Abreu
J
J
Cotrim
C
C
Rasteiro
R
R
Salomão
S
S
Antunes
A M
AM
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging