Key result
Axial angiography accurately defined the location, size, and relations of ventricular septal defects, with differences from surgical findings in only 2 of 41 defects.
Why the study?
Does axial angiography accurately define the location, size, and relations of ventricular septal defects compared to surgical findings?
Population
40 patients with 41 surgically repaired ventricular septal defects
Comparison
Axial angiography vs Surgical anatomic findings
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports axial angiography for VSD planning; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Observational (n=40)
Does axial angiography accurately define the location, size, and relations of ventricular septal defects compared to surgical findings?
Axial angiography can define the location, size, and relations of ventricular septal defects with high accuracy when compared to surgical findings.
Santamaria et al. (1983) conducted an observational in Ventricular septal defects (n=40). Axial angiography vs. Surgical findings was evaluated on Differences between retrospective angiographic prediction and previous surgical findings. Axial angiography accurately defined the location, size, and relations of ventricular septal defects, with differences from surgical findings in only 2 of 41 defects.
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