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Echocardiographic diagnosis of partial obstruction of Blalock-Taussig shunts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2006

Amy L. Juraszek ,
Andrew M. Atz  and
Girish S. Shirali
Amy L. Juraszek
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Andrew M. Atz
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Girish S. Shirali
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Abstract

While echocardiography has previously been used to differentiate between patency and complete occlusion of aortopulmonary shunts, the echocardiographic diagnosis of partial obstruction of a shunt has not been reported. We describe a unique color flow Doppler finding that quickly and accurately diagnosed three cases of partial distal obstruction of aortopulmonary shunts.

Keywords

Aortopulmonary shuntechocardiographydiagnosis
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , March 2002 , pp. 189 - 191
Copyright
2002 Cambridge University Press

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