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Assessment of Ebstein's Anomaly and Its Surgical Repair Using Transesophageal Two‐Dimensional Echocardiography and Doppler Color Flow Mapping
Author(s) -
FRAM DANIEL B.,
MISSRI JOSE,
THERRIEN MICHAEL L.,
CHAWLA SURENDRA
Publication year - 1991
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/j.1540-8175.1991.tb01202.x
Subject(s) - color doppler , medicine , ventricle , doppler echocardiography , cardiology , anomaly (physics) , radiology , flow (mathematics) , tricuspid valve , ultrasonography , mathematics , diastole , physics , geometry , blood pressure , condensed matter physics
Transthoracic echocardiography is generally accepted as the procedure of choice for diagnosing Eb‐stein's anomaly; however, an optimal evaluation is not always possible due to technical limitations. We have reported the utility of transesophageal echocardiography and Doppler color flow mapping in this condition, particularly for demonstrating structures and flow patterns in the atria and right ventricle. We conclude that in the evaluation of Ebstein's anomaly, these two echocardiography techniques are complementary and together can provide an excellent anatomical and functional assessment. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 8, May 1991)