| Unilateral versus bilateral middle cerebral artery detection of right-to-left shunt by power M-mode transcranial doppler. | |
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PMID: 18826441 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Comparison was performed between unilateral and bilateral power M-mode transcranial Doppler to detect right-to-left circulatory shunt (RLS). METHODS: Recorded Doppler data from 87 patients with confirmed RLS referred for transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale were reanalyzed for embolic tracks (ET) counted from left and right temporal bone windows during bubble study. Unilateral counts were obtained by multiplying each side by 2; bilateral counts were obtained by summing left and right ET. Both unilateral and bilateral ET were converted to a 6-point logarithmic grade. Sex and age group subanalyses were performed. RESULTS: At rest, significantly more ET were detected with bilateral versus unilateral detection (P= .01), but not following Valsalva (P= .13). Unilateral and bilateral detection were equally able to detect large RLS (grades IV or V) following Valsalva (P= 1.00). For the group aged > or =55 years, the right-hand side yielded greater ET than the left-hand side (mean difference 9%+/- 37; 95% confidence interval -3 to 21%) at rest (P= .01), but not following Valsalva (mean difference 1%+/- 25; 95% confidence interval -7 to 9%, P= .10). CONCLUSIONS: Unilateral detection of ET by power M-mode transcranial Doppler is equivalent to bilateral detection to assess RLS. |
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Authors:
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Jill T Jesurum; Cindy J Fuller; Mark A Moehring; Joshua Renz; Meryl Harley; Merrill P Spencer |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-09-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging Volume: 19 ISSN: 1552-6569 ISO Abbreviation: J Neuroimaging Publication Date: 2009 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-14 Completed Date: 2009-10-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9102705 Medline TA: J Neuroimaging Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-41 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiovascular Scientific Development, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington 98122, usa. jill.jesurum@swedish.org |
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Age Factors Cerebral Arterial Diseases / ultrasonography* Cerebrovascular Circulation Female Humans Male Middle Aged Middle Cerebral Artery / ultrasonography* Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Sex Factors Temporal Bone Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial |
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