Careful, stepwise assessment is required in all patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) to exclude pulmonary vascular or left ventricular (LV) disease. Fluid challenge and balloon occlusion may unmask LV disease and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension, but their role in the evaluation of patients with 'operable' ASDs is not well established.
Fluid challenge and balloon occlusion testing in patients with atrial septal defects
Russo, Maria Giovanna;Golino, Paolo;
2021
Abstract
Careful, stepwise assessment is required in all patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) to exclude pulmonary vascular or left ventricular (LV) disease. Fluid challenge and balloon occlusion may unmask LV disease and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension, but their role in the evaluation of patients with 'operable' ASDs is not well established.File in questo prodotto:
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