Why the study?
Does ultrasoundcardiography identify specific abnormalities in the mitral valve region in young infants with congenital heart disease?
Population
22 young infants, including 12 with congenital heart disease and 10 infants without heart disease.
Comparison
Ultrasoundcardiography of the mitral valve region vs Ultrasoundcardiographic findings in 10 infants…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Supports echocardiography for mitral assessment in infants with congenital heart disease; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic utility.
Does ultrasoundcardiography identify specific abnormalities in the mitral valve region in young infants with congenital heart disease?
Ultrasoundcardiography is a useful, noninvasive complementary method for investigating the mitral valve region in seriously ill infants with congenital heart disease.
Nils‐Rune Lundström (1972) studied this question.
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