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Shin, Lee, Kim, and Park: A Measurement of Pulmonary Flow, Systemic Flow and the Ratio of Pulmonary Flow and Systemic Flow by 2D-Doppler Echocardiography in Ventricular Septal Defect -A Comparison Study with the Fick's Method by Cardiac Catheterization-
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Korean Circulation Journal

Korean Circulation Journal 1988; 18(3): 403-409.

Published online: 30 September 1988

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1988.18.3.403

A Measurement of Pulmonary Flow, Systemic Flow and the Ratio of Pulmonary Flow and Systemic Flow by 2D-Doppler Echocardiography in Ventricular Septal Defect -A Comparison Study with the Fick's Method by Cardiac Catheterization-

Gil Ja Shin, M.D., Woo Hyung Lee, M.D., Kwang Ho Kim, M.D., Young Sik Park, M.D.

Copyright © 1988 The Korean Society of Circulation

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Abstract

In order to evaluate the effecacy of 2D-Doppler echocardiography for the measurement of pulmonary flow(Qp), systolic flow(Qs), the ratio of pulmonary flow and systemic flow and systemic flow(Qp/Qs), 19 membranous ventricular septal defect patients were examined in the period from July, 1986 to October, 1987 at Ewha Women's university hospital.
The measurement of Qp, Qs, Qp/Qs by 2D-Doppler echocardiography were compared with the results by the Fick's method of cardiac catheterization.The following results were obtained.
1) The total of the 19 patients consisted of 15 males and 4 females. The mean age of the patients was 8.2 years.
2) It was found that the Fick's method and 2D-Doppler measurements of Qp (n=19, r=0.67), Qs (n=19, r=0.88), and Qp/Qs ratio(n=19, r=0.62) were highly correlated(p<0.01).
3) It is understood that the measurement of Qp, Qs, Qp/Qs ratio by 2D-Doppler echocardiography were quite useful to the noninvative diagnosis of ventricular septal defect.

Keywords: Ventricular septal defect, Doppler echocardiography

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