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Usefulness of live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the characterization of ventricular septal defects in adults.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16686630     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this report, we present 12 patients (range 14-76 years, mean 40 +/- 22.7 years) who underwent surgical repair of a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Location, size, and surrounding anatomy of the VSD were assessed prior to intervention in all patients with live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE). In 9 patients, measurements of maximum dimension, circumference, and area by 3DTTE correlated well with the same measurements from intraoperative three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic (3DTEE) reconstruction. 3DTTE measurement of maximum dimension of VSDs also agreed well with maximum dimension by surgery in 10 patients. Live/real time 3DTTE accurately defined VSD location, size, and surrounding anatomy in all patients studied by us. VSD characterization by live 3DTTE agreed well with surgery descriptions and 3DTEE measurements.
Authors:
Farhat Mehmood; Andrew P Miller; Navin C Nanda; Vinod Patel; Anurag Singh; Kurt Duncan; Sanjay Rajdev; Sibel Enar; Vikram Singh; Anthony Nunez; David C McGiffin; James K Kirklin; Albert D Pacifico
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0742-2822     ISO Abbreviation:  Echocardiography     Publication Date:  2006 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-05-11     Completed Date:  2006-11-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8511187     Medline TA:  Echocardiography     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  421-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Computer Systems*
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / pathology*,  ultrasonography*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results

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