Illustrated Imaging Essay on Congenital Heart Diseases: Multimodality Approach Part II: Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease and Extracardiac Abnormalities
Acyanotic heart disease constitutes a significant majority of patient who may present with non-cardiac symptoms. Either they are detected incidentally or present with respiratory complaints. Equipped with knowledge of anatomy by echocardiography and radiographic methods described in previous part...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8040/21442_CE[MS_VSU]_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Acyanotic heart disease constitutes a significant majority of patient who may present with non-cardiac symptoms. Either they are detected
incidentally or present with respiratory complaints. Equipped with knowledge of anatomy by echocardiography and radiographic methods
described in previous part of this presentation, diagnosis may be confidently attempted. On plain radiography acyanotic congenital heart
diseases have variable appearance depending upon severity of disease. Cardiac size, chamber enlargement and pulmonary vascular
pattern are key elements. Typically left to right shunts with large volume flow are associated with pulmonary plethora. Plain radiography
has an important role in detecting manifestation of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Severe stenosis of pulmonary valve is associated
with pulmonary oligemia. Small intra-cardiac shunts and anomalies of coronary arteries generally present with normal cardiac size
and pulmonary arterial pattern. Disease spectrum presented in this illustration demands thorough scrutiny of pulmonary, osseous and
abdominal abnormalities. This section illustrates some commonly encountered spectrum of acyanotic cardiac disease. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |