Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct

This review article will guide the reader through the basics of echocardiographic assessment of congenital left to right shunts in both paediatric and adult age groups. After reading this article, the reader will understand the pathology and clinical presentation of atrial septal defects (ASDs), ven...

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Main Authors: Antigoni Deri MD, Kate English MbChB PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2018-03-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/R1.full
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spelling doaj-e7cb28ddf53b4eac951b07b681678ffd2020-11-25T00:51:35ZengBioscientificaEcho Research and Practice2055-04642055-04642018-03-015111610.1530/ERP-17-0062Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial ductAntigoni Deri MD0Kate English MbChB PhD1Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UKYorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UKThis review article will guide the reader through the basics of echocardiographic assessment of congenital left to right shunts in both paediatric and adult age groups. After reading this article, the reader will understand the pathology and clinical presentation of atrial septal defects (ASDs), ventricular septal defects (VSDs), atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) and patent arterial duct. Echocardiography is the mainstay in diagnosis and follow-up assessment of patients with congenital heart disease. This article will therefore describe the echocardiographic appearances of each lesion, and point the reader towards specific features to look for echocardiographically.http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/R1.fullatrial septal defectventricular septal defectatrioventricular septal defectpatent arterial ductechocardiography
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Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
Echo Research and Practice
atrial septal defect
ventricular septal defect
atrioventricular septal defect
patent arterial duct
echocardiography
author_facet Antigoni Deri MD
Kate English MbChB PhD
author_sort Antigoni Deri MD
title Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
title_short Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
title_full Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
title_fullStr Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
title_full_unstemmed Echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
title_sort echocardiographic assessment of left to right shunts: atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, atrioventricular septal defect, patent arterial duct
publisher Bioscientifica
series Echo Research and Practice
issn 2055-0464
2055-0464
publishDate 2018-03-01
description This review article will guide the reader through the basics of echocardiographic assessment of congenital left to right shunts in both paediatric and adult age groups. After reading this article, the reader will understand the pathology and clinical presentation of atrial septal defects (ASDs), ventricular septal defects (VSDs), atrioventricular septal defects (AVSDs) and patent arterial duct. Echocardiography is the mainstay in diagnosis and follow-up assessment of patients with congenital heart disease. This article will therefore describe the echocardiographic appearances of each lesion, and point the reader towards specific features to look for echocardiographically.
topic atrial septal defect
ventricular septal defect
atrioventricular septal defect
patent arterial duct
echocardiography
url http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/1/R1.full
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