Open AccessRight-heart contrast echocardiography reveals missed patent ductus arteriosus in a postpartum woman with pulmonary embolism: A case report
Author(s) -
Jinling Chen,
Dan′e Mei,
CaiGui Yu,
Zhiyu Zhao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i3.639
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , pulmonary embolism , right heart , cardiology , pulmonary hypertension , right heart failure , radiology
As an established, simple, inexpensive, and surprisingly effective diagnostic tool, right-heart contrast echocardiography (RHCE) might help in solving a vexing diagnostic problem. If performed appropriately and interpreted logically, RHCE allows for differentiation of various usual and unusual right-to-left shunts based on the site of injection and the sequence of microbubble appearance in the heart.