Cross-sectional echocardiographic examination of the interatrial septum.
Why the study?
Can cross-sectional echocardiography accurately visualize the interatrial septum and identify atrial septal defects?
Population
100 consecutive patients, including 15 normal patients, 17 with atrial septal defects, and 51 with other…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Demonstrates feasibility for interatrial septum imaging; leaves open diagnostic accuracy for ostium primum ASDs pending validation.
Structured PICO
Can cross-sectional echocardiography accurately visualize the interatrial septum and identify atrial septal defects?
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Population
100 consecutive patients, including 15 normal patients, 17 with atrial septal defects (ASD) (including 6 with ostium primum ASDs), and 51 with other forms of heart disease.
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Intervention
Real-time cross-sectional echocardiography using a mechanically oscillating transducer
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Outcome
Feasibility of recording the shape and location of the interatrial septum and identifying atrial septal defectssurrogate
Cross-sectional echocardiography is a feasible imaging modality for visualizing the interatrial septum and may specifically identify ostium primum atrial septal defects.
Limitations
- Preliminary data
- Small number of patients with ostium primum ASD examined
Cite This Study
Dillon et al. (1977) studied this question.