| Normal anatomic variants on transthoracic echocardiogram. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19840080 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Apart from their existence as medical curiosities, anatomic variants also double as diagnostic dilemmas. In the heart, more than in any other location in the body, misinterpretation of normal anatomic variants as pathologic entities can have a profound impact on treatment decisions and clinical consequences. Echocardiography is an easily accessible tool these days and is used routinely in most cardiac evaluations. Thus it becomes imperative for the echocardiographer to be cognizant of normal anatomic variants. Furthermore, echocardiographic findings should always be evaluated in their proper clinical context and diagnoses should never be entertained in a clinical vacuum. The literature is replete with numerous case reports and vignettes on these fascinating structures but is lacking in a formal review of normal anatomic variants. In this article, we have attempted a systemic review of normal variants, their embryologic origins, echocardiographic characteristics, and common pitfalls encountered in their evaluation. |
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Authors:
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Anil George; Anoop Parameswaran; Raj Nekkanti; Karen Lurito; Assad Movahed |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) Volume: 26 ISSN: 1540-8175 ISO Abbreviation: Echocardiography Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-20 Completed Date: 2010-01-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8511187 Medline TA: Echocardiography Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1109-17 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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East Carolina Heart Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Echocardiography / methods Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods* Female Heart Defects, Congenital / classification*, ultrasonography* Humans Male Middle Aged Young Adult |
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