Echocardiographic diagnosis of partial obstruction of Blalock-Taussig shunts

Amy L Juraszek; Andrew M Atz; Girish S Shirali

doi:10.1017/s1047951102000409

Echocardiographic diagnosis of partial obstruction of Blalock-Taussig shunts

Cardiol Young. 2002 Mar;12(2):189-91. doi: 10.1017/s1047951102000409.

Authors

Amy L Juraszek¹, Andrew M Atz, Girish S Shirali

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.

PMID: 12018729
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951102000409

Abstract

While echocardiography has previously been used to differentiate between patency and complete occlusion of aortopulmonary shunts, the echocardiographic diagnosis of partial obstruction of a shunt has not been reported. We describe a unique color flow Doppler finding that quickly and accurately diagnosed three cases of partial distal obstruction of aortopulmonary shunts.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging
Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Constriction, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / methods*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Pulmonary Circulation
Sensitivity and Specificity