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Agitated saline contrast echocardiography reveals a systemic‐to‐pulmonary venous shunt
Author(s) -
Masoero Giovanni,
Papachristidis Alexandros,
Theodoropoulos Konstantinos C.,
Harries Derek,
Monaghan Mark J.,
Sado Daniel M.
Publication year - 2018
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.13859
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , saline , cardiology , superior vena cava , radiology , inferior vena cava
Contrast echocardiography with agitated saline is used to assess mainly the existence of interatrial communication. We report a case of a 26‐year‐old woman, with a “port‐a‐cath” central venous line, who had an unusual finding in agitated saline contrast echocardiography. Multimodality imaging revealed occlusion of superior vena cava and a systemic‐to‐pulmonary venous shunt.
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