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Comparison of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Contrast Echocardiography for Detection of a Patent Foramen OvalePresence of a patent foramen ovale may indicate paradoxic embolism in patients with otherwise unexplained embolic disease. Transthoracic contrast echocardiography has been used as a simple technique for detecting patent foramen ovale. However, particularly in patients with poor transthoracic image quality, presence of a patent foramen ovale might be missed. Transesophageal contrast echocardiography provides superior visualization of the atrial septum and therefore is believed to improve diagnostic accuracy. The present study investigates the influence of image quality on the detection of a patent foramen ovale by both transthoracic and transesophageal contrast echocardiography.
Document ID
20090004991
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Siostrzonek, Peter
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Zangeneh, Massoud
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Gossinger, Heinz
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Lang, Wilfried
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Rosenmayr, Georg
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Heinz, Gottfried
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Stumpflen, Andreas
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Zeiler, Karl
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Schwarz, Martin
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Mosslacher, Herbert
(Wien Univ. Austria)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: The American Journal of Cardiology
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers
Volume: 68
Issue: 11
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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