Anatomical basis for acquired intracardiac shunt postaortic valve replacement: Doppler echocardiographic diagnosis.
We report a case of postoperative intracardiac shunts across the membranous septum detected by Doppler echocardiography and discuss the anatomical basis for the development of such a complication.
Al Ahmari
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Cardiovascular Division, Echocardiography Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Gonda 6-138 NW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Malouf
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Al Atawi
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Schaff
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Chandrasekaran
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index