Why the study?
Does composite M-Mode sub-xiphoid echocardiography improve the diagnosis and differentiation of atrioventricular defects compared to the parasternal approach in children?
Population
178 children, comprising 107 with normal hearts and 71 with documented atrioventricular defects.
Comparison
Composite M-Mode sub-xiphoid echocardiography scan vs Parasternal M-Mode echocardiography approach
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Sub-xiphoid M-Mode may aid atrioventricular defect diagnosis in children; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.
Does composite M-Mode sub-xiphoid echocardiography improve the diagnosis and differentiation of atrioventricular defects compared to the parasternal approach in children?
The sub-xiphoid M-Mode echocardiography approach provides superior diagnostic accuracy over the parasternal approach in identifying and differentiating partial and complete atrioventricular defects in children.
Sutherland et al. (1980) studied this question.
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