Key result
Three-dimensional echocardiography accurately detected an acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication misdiagnosed as severe pulmonary hypertension by 2D echocardiography.
Why the study?
Does 3D TTE improve the diagnosis of acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication compared to 2D TTE in an adult patient?
Does 3D TTE improve the diagnosis of acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication compared to 2D TTE in an adult patient?
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3D TTE provides superior diagnostic accuracy over 2D TTE for identifying acquired left ventricular-right atrial communications.
We describe an adult patient with an acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication that was misdiagnosed as severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) by two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography, but accurately detected on three-dimensional (3D) transthoracic echocardiography. Open heart surgery confirmed the defect.
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Hansalia et al. (2009) studied this question. Three-dimensional echocardiography accurately detected an acquired left ventricular-right atrial communication misdiagnosed as severe pulmonary hypertension by 2D echocardiography.
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