SCINTIGRAPHIC DEMONSTRATION OF A RIGHT-TO-LEFT INTRACARDIAC SHUNT IN A PATIENT WITH MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLI

Authors
MODY MK KARVELIS KC PANTELIC MV
Citation
Mk. Mody et al., SCINTIGRAPHIC DEMONSTRATION OF A RIGHT-TO-LEFT INTRACARDIAC SHUNT IN A PATIENT WITH MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLI, Clinical nuclear medicine, 21(5), 1996, pp. 368-370
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
21
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
368 - 370
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1996)21:5<368:SDOARI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A case of massive pulmonary embolism resulting in marked pulmonary to systemic shunting in a patient with a previously clinically inapparent ventricular or atrial septal defect is presented. The various types o f unrecognized intracardiac shunts and their prevalence in the adult p opulation are discussed.