Comparison of Transthoracic Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Detection of Right-to-Left Atrial Shunting Using Agitated Saline Contrast

Srihari Thanigaraj; Ali Valika; Alan Zajarias; John M. Lasala; Julio E. Perez

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.061

Comparison of Transthoracic Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Detection of Right-to-Left Atrial Shunting Using Agitated Saline Contrast

Srihari Thanigaraj, Ali Valika, Alan Zajarias, John M. Lasala, Julio E. Perez

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Agitated saline contrast studies (bubble studies) can be performed with either transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography for the detection of right-to-left atrial shunts. The echocardiograms of 94 consecutive patients who underwent saline contrast studies with transthoracic and transesophageal approaches were reviewed to compare the ability of these modalities to detect right-to-left atrial shunts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1007-1010
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Cardiology
Volume	96
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.061
State	Published - Oct 1 2005

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