How to prevent echocardiographic misinterpretation of Gerbode type defect as pulmonary arterial hypertension. |
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Authors: | Faramarz Tehrani Mohammad-Reza Movahed |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, USA. |
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Abstract: | We present a rare case of left ventricular to right atrial communication, a Gerbode type defect discovered in an adult female, originally misinterpreted as pulmonary arterial hypertension. The case report will be followed by the review of the literature and a discussion about how to prevent echocardiographic misinterpretation of this defect as pulmonary arterial hypertension using careful echocardiographic examination. |
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Keywords: | Gerbode type defect Pulmonary hypertension Echocardiography Ventricular septal defect |
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