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Transthoracic Echocardiography for Diagnosis of Right Pulmonary Artery to Left Atrial Fistula
Author(s) -
Wu Weichun,
Li Jianrong,
Wang Wugang,
Lin Qiongwen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12020
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , fistula , pulmonary artery , radiology , cardiac catheterization
Right pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula ( RPA ‐ LAF ) is a rare cardiovascular anomaly. There were no systematic and detail represent by echocardiography. We chose the patients who diagnosed with RPA ‐ LAF at Fuwai Hospital from 2000 to 2010. All patients underwent clinical exanimation, chest roentgenogram, laboratory testing, electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography ( TTE ), contrast echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization. In this article, we summarize the characteristics of the TTE for diagnosing the rare cardiovascular anomaly of RPA‐LAF. We undertook a detailed review of their TTE and contrast echocardiography findings to determine the characteristic findings of this condition.

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