Intracardiac Shunts and Role of Tissue Doppler Imaging in Diagnosis and Discrimination

Background: We sought to assess right ventricular (RV) systolic and diastolic functions via tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in order to discriminate right-to-left (bidirectional) from left-to-right intracardiac shunts. Methods: A tissue Doppler velocity study via Doppler echocardiography was performed...

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Main Authors: Mersedeh Karvandi, Mohammad Asadpour Piranfar, Arash Mohammadi Tofigh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/11174.pdf&manuscript_id=11174