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A Doppler ghost in the pulmonary artery
Author(s) -
Cagli Kumral,
Ozbulbul Nilgun Isıksalan,
Ozeke Ozcan,
Calapkulu Muhammed Yunus,
Golbasi Zehra
Publication year - 2020
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.14621
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , pulmonary artery , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , shunting , eisenmenger syndrome , radiology , doppler echocardiography , doppler effect , blood pressure , diastole , physics , astronomy
Long‐standing left‐to‐right shunting across a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can result in Eisenmenger syndrome. In this report, we present echocardiographic findings of a 27‐year‐old female patient with pulmonary hypertension. In diagnostic work‐up especially Doppler findings of the pulmonary artery suggested the presence of a reversed PDA as a cause of pulmonary hypertension. The diagnosis was confirmed by contrast study and computed tomography.
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