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Patent ductus arteriosus other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Cardiac catheterization serves to establish the presence of a PDA by assessment of the increase of oxygen in the pulmonary artery. It also serves to identify the anatomy of the PDA, the severity of a left-to-right shunt, and the presence of pulmonary hypertension.
Other Imaging Findings
Other Imaging Findings
- Other imaging findings of PDA include:[1][2]
- Cardiac catheterization
- Helps in establishing the presence of a PDA by assessment of the increase of oxygen in the pulmonary artery
- Identify the anatomy of the PDA
- Identify severity of a left-to-right shunt
- Identify presence of pulmonary hypertension
- Cardiac catheterization
References
References
- ↑ Al-Hamash SM, Wahab HA, Khalid ZH, Nasser IV (2012). “Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus using ado device: retrospective study of 149 patients”. Heart Views. 13 (1): 1–6. doi:10.4103/1995-705X.96658. PMC 3385190. PMID 22754633.
- ↑ Mardini MK, Rao PS (1983). “Left ventricular and aortic catheterization and angiography via a patent ductus arteriosus: a new technique”. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 9 (1): 89–95. doi:10.1002/ccd.1810090113. PMID 6831557.
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