Echocardiographic Features Defining Right Dominant Unbalanced Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Author(s) -
Meryl S. Cohen,
Anusha Jegatheeswaran,
Jeanne M. Baffa,
David B. Gremmels,
David M. Overman,
Christopher A. Caldarone,
Brian W. McCrindle,
Luc Mertens
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.112.000189
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular septal defect , cardiology , heart septal defect , heart disease
Definition and management of right dominant unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) remains challenging because unbalance entails a spectrum of left heart hypoplasia. Previous work has highlighted atrioventricular valve (AVV) index as a reasonable defining echocardiographic measure. We sought to assess which additional echocardiographic features might provide further characterization.
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