THE PEDIATRIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND THE FUNCTION OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE
Abstract:
A left-to-right shunt is when blood from the left side goes to the right side and affects the
pulmonary circulation. The shunt is recognized by clinical pulmonary and cardiac signs, pulmonary
hypervascularity and echocardiographic signs. In order to determine the function of the left ventricle,
the echocardiography is the most common method of study, the most available and easy to use within the
pediatric cardiology. The great advantage of the echocardiography is its availability and possibility of
usage by all cardiologists even if the patient is in bed.
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