title: Cardiac shunt calculations made easy: a case-based approach.
abstract: On the basis of an interesting case of a 40-year-old lady with an atrial septal defect, we describe a simple approach for complex shunt volume calculations based on the Fick principle using hemodynamic data obtained in the catheterization laboratory. Understanding Fick's principle allows determination of all relevant flows, flow ratio, and resistances without having to resort to memorization of complex formulae. Those findings significantly impact the managements of patients like ours with hemodynamically and clinically relevant shunting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gössl
authors.forename: Charanjit S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rihal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002302:Cardiac Output; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014655:Vascular Resistance
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen