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The echocardiographic recognition of tricuspid atresia has been based on the findings of (1) absent tricuspid valve echo, (2) a small anterior right ventricular chamber, (3) single posteriorly located atrioventricular (mitral) valve with large diastolic excursion, and (4) mitral-semilunar valve continuity. Although contrast echocardiography has been described as useful in the recognition of characteristic flow patterns in patients with tricuspid atresia, an evaluation of this technique in a large number of patients has not been made. The purpose of this report is to present in detail an assessment of contrast echocardiography in 30 patients with tricuspid atresia.
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© 1978 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Plenum Press, New York
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Seward, J.B., Tajik, A.J., Hagler, D.J., Ritter, D.G. (1978). Tricuspid Atresia: Value of Contrast Echocardiography in 30 Patients. In: White, D., Lyons, E.A. (eds) Ultrasound in Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4021-8_23
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