Party Balloon Inflation Maneuver During Saline Contrast Transthoracic Echocardiography to Detect Patent Foramen Ovale.

Party Balloon Inflation Maneuver During Saline Contrast Transthoracic Echocardiography to Detect Patent Foramen Ovale.

Kataoka, Akihisa; Kito, Kento; Sajima, Takeyuki; Watanabe, Yusuke; Kozuma, Ken.

Afiliação

Kataoka A; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kito K; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Sajima T; Department of Anesthesia, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Watanabe Y; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kozuma K; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.

JACC Case Rep ; 4(2): 102-104, 2022 Jan 19.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35106494

ABSTRACT

Saline contrast echocardiography requires an adequate provocation method for the detection of patent foramen ovale. The party balloon inflation maneuver during saline contrast transthoracic echocardiography is easy to explain to patients and objectively assesses the performance of provocative maneuvers by a clinician by watching balloon inflation. (Level of Difficulty Intermediate.).

Palavras-chave

PFO, patent foramen ovale; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; bubble echocardiography; congenital heart defect; echocardiography; stroke

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article