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The Gerbode Defect or Left Ventricular to Right Atrial Shunt Assessed by Transthoracic 3D Echocardiography
Author(s) -
Acar Philippe,
Séguela PierreEmmanuel,
Hascoet Sébastien
Publication year - 2011
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.1540-8175.2011.01396.x
Subject(s) - cardiology , shunt (medical) , medicine , right to left shunt , patent foramen ovale , migraine
We report the case a 14‐year‐old male presented with a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. 2D echocardiography showed both left ventricular to right ventricular and atrial shunt. Left and right ventricular 3D “en face” views of the defect were obtained. 3D echocardiography delineated the morphologic nature of the ventricular septal defect, its shape, and the direction in which the defect extends into the ventricular septum. Other anatomic structures such as the tricuspid valve leaflet, the right ventricular outflow tract, and the aortic valve can be displayed in their realistic spatial distribution. These findings have clinical implications when surgical repair is planned. (Echocardiography 2011;28:E140‐E142)