The value of contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger's syndrome.
When patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is complicated by pulmonary hypertension resulting in a right-to-left shunt, an erroneous diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension may be made, even after echocardiographic examination. Among the 8 patients referred to our echocardiography laboratory with the diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension between June 1994 and November 1999, 2 patients were found to have PDA with Eisenmenger's syndrome. Patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger's syndrome can be diagnosed by the opacification of the abdominal aorta without opacification of the left-sided chambers during contrast echocardiography.
Sohn
D W
DW
Clinical Research Institute and Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yungun-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
Kim
Y J
YJ
Zo
J H
JH
Lee
M M
MM
Park
Y B
YB
Choi
Y S
YS
Lee
Y W
YW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004541:Eisenmenger Complex / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003287:Contrast Media