| Infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection to portal vein. Diagnostic implications of echocardiography. | |
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PMID: 884020 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A case of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the portal vein is described. The diagnosis was suspected clinically, supported by the echocardiogram, and confirmed by cardiac catheterisation, angiocardiography, and contrast echocardiography. An echo-free space lying behind the left atrium initially was thought to represent the common pulmonary vein. However, contrast echocardiography showed that this space was not the anomalous vein but probably an artefact. This paper shows that the origins of intracardiac echoes cannot always be assumed from a simple comparison of echocardiography with angiocardiographic or necropsy findings. In some cases it is necessary to introduce a marker into the echocardiogram which unequivocally originates from, and, therefore, localises, the structure under examination. Contrast echocardiography provides such a marker. |
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Authors:
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C Mortera; M Tynan; A W Goodwin; S Hunter |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British heart journal Volume: 39 ISSN: 0007-0769 ISO Abbreviation: Br Heart J Publication Date: 1977 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-09-22 Completed Date: 1977-09-22 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370634 Medline TA: Br Heart J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 685-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Angiocardiography Echocardiography Humans Infant, Newborn Portal Vein / abnormalities* Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities* |
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