Key result
Transthoracic two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography detects and localizes multiple secundum atrial septal defects not consistently seen on standard two-dimensional echocardiography.
Why the study?
Does two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography improve the detection and localization of multiple atrial septal defects compared to standard two-dimensional echocardiography?
Does two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography improve the detection and localization of multiple atrial septal defects compared to standard two-dimensional echocardiography?
Two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography is useful for detecting and localizing multiple atrial septal defects that may be missed by standard 2D echocardiography.
May aid detection of multiple secundum ASDs missed on 2D echo; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
This case illustrates the utility of two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography in detecting and localizing multiple atrial septal defects not consistently demonstrated by standard two-dimensional echocardiography.
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RAINER et al. (1990) studied this question. Transthoracic two-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography detects and localizes multiple secundum atrial septal defects not consistently seen on standard two-dimensional echocardiography.
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