| Factor Information | |
|---|---|
| Data ID | 3860 |
| Factor | Saline contrast echocardiography: The incidence of such shunting |
| Description | The incidence of such shunting was greater at younger ages (55% younger than 1 month versus 22% older than 1 month). In most patients with an atrial or ventricular septal defect, some right to left shunting was demonstrable. The technique was useful in distinguishing different forms of atrial septal defect and identifying muscular ventricular septal defects that were difficult to image directly. |
| Biomarker | NA |
| Classification | A2 (clinical factor - diagnosis) |
| Association | |
|---|---|
| Application | diagnosis |
| Objective | The goals of this report are to review the experiences of our echocardiography laboratory and to summarize the current applications and indications for contrast echocardiography in pediatric cardiology practice. |
| Conclusion | The incidence of such shunting was greater at younger ages (55% younger than 1 month versus 22% older than 1 month). In most patients with an atrial or ventricular septal defect, some right to left shunting was demonstrable. The technique was useful in distinguishing different forms of atrial septal defect and identifying muscular ventricular septal defects that were difficult to image directly. |
| Risk Factor | unknown |
| CHD Type | |
|---|---|
| ID | 717 |
| CHD Type | isolated CHD/non-isolated CHD |
| CHD Subtype | ASD/VSD/AVSD/TGA/TA/TOF/DORV/PDA/TAPVC/SV, TA/other |
| Reference | |
|---|---|
| PMID | 2918174 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Title | Contrast two-dimensional echocardiography in congenital heart disease: techniques, indications and clinical utility |
| Sample | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | children | |
| Source | A retrospective review | |
| Region | Calijornia,USA | |
| Method | A retrospective review was performed of the echocardiograms from all pediatric patients who had contrast two-dimensional echocardiography performed | |
| Race | North America | |
| Disease History | N/A | |
| Treatment History | N/A | |
| Group | younger than 1 month(Treatment) | older than 1 month(Control) |
| Number | 30 | 97 |
| Age | <1 months | >1 months |
| Gender (Male: Female) | N/A | N/A |
| Marker Level | 0.55 | 0.22 |
