Magnetic resonance imaging--the evaluation of choice in residual shunt after congenital heart disease surgery?
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1984968.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Accurate anatomic diagnosis presents a dilemma in patients with residual shunt after corrective surgery for congenital heart disease. We describe a patient who, after atrial septal defect repair, developed dyspnea and central cyanosis despite normal pulmonary arterial pressures and right heart chamber size. A role for early MRI is suggested.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Postoperative Complications