Effects of Posture on Right-to-Left Shunt Detection by Contrast Transcranial Doppler
Author(s) -
Sherwin J. U. Agustin,
Maricar P. Yumul,
Angelito Jonas L. Kalaw,
Boon Choon Teo,
Johnny Eng,
Ziqun Phua,
Rajinder Singh,
Robert Gan,
Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.609875
Subject(s) - valsalva maneuver , medicine , supine position , sitting , right to left shunt , transcranial doppler , paradoxical embolism , ultrasound , patent foramen ovale , shunt (medical) , cardiology , blood pressure , radiology , pathology , migraine
There is controversy about the optimal patient position for the detection of right-to-left shunt (RLS). The study was performed to investigate which patient position best detects RLS during contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler.
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