Pitfalls of Using Imaging Technique in the Presence of Eustachian Valve or Chiari Network: Effects on Right-to-Left Shunt and Related Influencing Factors

Pitfalls of Using Imaging Technique in the Presence of Eustachian Valve or Chiari Network: Effects on Right-to-Left Shunt and Related Influencing Factors

When patent foramen ovale (PFO) combines with the prominent Eustachian valve or Chiari network (EV/CN), contrast transthoracic echocardiography (cTTE) may miss the diagnosis of PFO. We sought to determine the characteristics of right-to-left shunt (RLS) in PFO patients with prominent EV/CN on cTTE a...

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Main Authors: Han Zhang, Weiwei Liu, Jie Ma, Huanling Liu, Lin Li, Jinling Zhou, Shanshan Wang, Shanshan Li, Wei Wang, Yueheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
patent foramen ovale
Eustachian valve
Chiari network
right-to-left shunt
intrapulmonary shunt
contrast transthoracic echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/10/2283

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