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Can M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography effectively detect and assess ventricular septal aneurysms in children with ventricular septal defects?
Can M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography effectively detect and assess ventricular septal aneurysms in children with ventricular septal defects?
M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography can reliably detect and characterize ventricular septal aneurysms in children with ventricular septal defects.
Supports noninvasive detection by echocardiography in small series; leaves open validation in larger pediatric VSD cohorts.
The spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defects is frequently associated with septal aneurysm formation. In this paper we discuss the M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic findings in nine children with aneurysms of the ventricular septum in association with ventricular septal defects. In all patients the diagnosis was confirmed by angiography. The ventricular septal aneurysms were detected by both M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography. With M-mode echocardiography, septal aneurysms could be recognized by a pattern of multiple systolic echoes within the right ventricle. With two-dimensional echocardiography, the protrusion of the septal aneurysm into the right ventricle could be seen from several views and the location and the relative size of the aneurysm assessed. Echocardiographic techniques useful in the detection of ventricular septal aneurysms are discussed and examples presented.
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