Delineation of intracardiac shunts using contrast echocardiography.
Contrast echocardiography is useful to visualize the endocardial borders of the left ventricle and improve the signal intensity of spectral Doppler signals. It can also help to define intracardiac flow dynamics in complex situations. We report 2 cases where contrast echocardiography improved the delineation of complex shunts and also provided new information not available by conventional echocardiography.
Loyd
Amy
A
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
Gorodin
Paulina
P
Liu
Zheng
Z
Capozzoli
Nicole
N
Nahar
Tamanna
T
Entwistle
John
J
Vannan
Mani A
MA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male