Prevalence of left heart contrast in healthy, young, asymptomatic humans at rest breathing room air.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
; 188(1): 71-8, 2013 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
Our purpose was to report the prevalence of healthy, young, asymptomatic humans who demonstrate left heart contrast at rest, breathing room air. We evaluated 176 subjects (18-41 years old) using transthoracic saline contrast echocardiography. Left heart contrast appearing ≤3 cardiac cycles, consistent with a patent foramen ovale (PFO), was detected in 67 (38%) subjects. Left heart contrast appearing >3 cardiac cycles, consistent with the transpulmonary passage of contrast, was detected in 49 (28%) subjects. Of these 49 subjects, 31 were re-evaluated after breathing 100% O2 for 10-15min and 6 (19%) continued to demonstrate the transpulmonary passage of contrast. Additionally, 18 of these 49 subjects were re-evaluated in the upright position and 1 (5%) continued to demonstrate the transpulmonary passage of contrast. These data suggest that ~30% of healthy, young, asymptomatic subjects demonstrate the transpulmonary passage of contrast at rest which is reduced by breathing 100% O2 and assuming an upright body position.
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Ecocardiografia
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Mecânica Respiratória
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Nível de Saúde
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Doenças Assintomáticas
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Ventrículos do Coração
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2013
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