TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of atrial septal defect using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
T2 - Comparison with surgical findings
AU - Mweri, Saumu Tobbi
AU - Deng, Youbin
AU - Cheng, Peixuan
AU - Lin, Hanhua
AU - Wang, Hongwei
AU - Mkangara, Ommari Baaliy
AU - Xia, Zhi
AU - Hu, Xiufen
AU - Bi, Xiaojun
AU - Wu, Yuhan
AU - Bapumiia, Mustaafa
AU - Shentu, Weihui
AU - Liu, Rong
AU - Li, Yani
AU - Zhu, Meihua
N1 - Funding Information:
Saumu Tobbi Mweri, E-mail: stmweri@yahoo.com #Corresponding author *This project was supported by a grant from the Youth Science Foundation of China (No. 30600213).
Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - The present study evaluated the application of three dimensional echocardigraphy (3DE) in the diagnosis of atrial septal defect (ASD) and the measurement of its size by 3DE and compared the size with surgical findings. Two-dimensional and real-time three dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) was performed in 26 patients with atrial septal defect, and the echocardiographic data were compared with the surgical findings. Significant correlation was found between defect diameter by RT3DE and that measured during surgery (r=0.77, P<0.001). The defect area changed significantly during cardiac cycle. Percentage change in defect size during cardiac cycle ranged from 6%-70%. Our study showed that the size and morphology of atrial septal defect obtained with RT3DE correlate well with surgical findings. Therefore, RT3DE is a feasible and accurate non-invasive imaging tool for assessment of atrial septal size and dynamic changes.
AB - The present study evaluated the application of three dimensional echocardigraphy (3DE) in the diagnosis of atrial septal defect (ASD) and the measurement of its size by 3DE and compared the size with surgical findings. Two-dimensional and real-time three dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) was performed in 26 patients with atrial septal defect, and the echocardiographic data were compared with the surgical findings. Significant correlation was found between defect diameter by RT3DE and that measured during surgery (r=0.77, P<0.001). The defect area changed significantly during cardiac cycle. Percentage change in defect size during cardiac cycle ranged from 6%-70%. Our study showed that the size and morphology of atrial septal defect obtained with RT3DE correlate well with surgical findings. Therefore, RT3DE is a feasible and accurate non-invasive imaging tool for assessment of atrial septal size and dynamic changes.
KW - Atrial septal defect
KW - Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography
KW - Two dimensional echocardiography
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U2 - 10.1007/s11596-009-0225-y
DO - 10.1007/s11596-009-0225-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 19399417
AN - SCOPUS:65149087723
VL - 29
SP - 257
EP - 259
JO - Current Medical Science
JF - Current Medical Science
SN - 2096-5230
IS - 2
ER -