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Advances in echocardiographic diagnostic modalities for the pediatrician. Pediatr Clin North Am 1999 Apr;46(2):427-39, xi

Date

04/28/1999

Pubmed ID

10218084

DOI

10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70127-9

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0032919411 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   21 Citations

Abstract

Two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography has become the primary diagnostic tool in the assessment of infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease. Over the past 10 years, specialized echocardiographic techniques have also become critical components in the evaluation and treatment of these patients. Using fetal echocardiography enables us to image the heart early in gestation and have begun to understand those lesions that can develop and progress in utero. Transesophageal echocardiography has allowed you to image the patient with congenital heart disease during repair in the operating room and in the cardiac catheterization laboratory so that adequacy of the repair can be assess and any residual lesions addressed immediately. Both of these specialized techniques are discussed in detail, with a brief overview at the three-dimensional future of echocardiography in the pediatric patient.

Author List

Frommelt MA, Frommelt PC

Authors

Michele Ann Frommelt MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Peter C. Frommelt MD Adjunct Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Cardiac Catheterization
Echocardiography, Doppler
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Fetal Diseases
Heart Diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Mass Screening
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Patient Selection
Pediatrics
Ultrasonography, Prenatal