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Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case
Traditional diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart has involved the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD). However, TCD is essentially a blind test that cannot directly visualize the location of blood vessels. Since TCD relies on qualitative assessments by examiners, there is room for erro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37830692 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192655 |
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author | Ji, Myeong-Hoon Seoung, Youl-Hun |
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description | Traditional diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart has involved the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD). However, TCD is essentially a blind test that cannot directly visualize the location of blood vessels. Since TCD relies on qualitative assessments by examiners, there is room for errors, such as misalignment of the ultrasound’s angle of incidence with the actual blood vessels. This limitation affects the reproducibility and consistency of the examination. In this study, we presented an alternative approach for assessing right-to-left shunt (RLS) associated with PFO using contrast transcranial color-coded Doppler (C-TCCD) with bubble contrast. The patient under consideration had been diagnosed with an ischemic stroke through imaging, but the subsequent cardiac work-up failed to determine the cause. Employing C-TCCD for RLS screening revealed a confirmed RLS of Spencer’s three grades. Subsequently, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was conducted to evaluate PFO risk factors, confirming an 8 mm PFO size, a 21 mm tunnel length, a hypermobile interatrial septum, and persistent RLS. The calculated high-risk PFO score was 4 points, categorizing it as a very high risk PFO. This case underscores the importance of C-TCCD screening in detecting RLS associated with PFO, especially in cryptogenic stroke patients, when identifying the underlying cause of ischemic stroke becomes challenging. |
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spelling | pubmed-105727752023-10-14 Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case Ji, Myeong-Hoon Seoung, Youl-Hun Healthcare (Basel) Case Report Traditional diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart has involved the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD). However, TCD is essentially a blind test that cannot directly visualize the location of blood vessels. Since TCD relies on qualitative assessments by examiners, there is room for errors, such as misalignment of the ultrasound’s angle of incidence with the actual blood vessels. This limitation affects the reproducibility and consistency of the examination. In this study, we presented an alternative approach for assessing right-to-left shunt (RLS) associated with PFO using contrast transcranial color-coded Doppler (C-TCCD) with bubble contrast. The patient under consideration had been diagnosed with an ischemic stroke through imaging, but the subsequent cardiac work-up failed to determine the cause. Employing C-TCCD for RLS screening revealed a confirmed RLS of Spencer’s three grades. Subsequently, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was conducted to evaluate PFO risk factors, confirming an 8 mm PFO size, a 21 mm tunnel length, a hypermobile interatrial septum, and persistent RLS. The calculated high-risk PFO score was 4 points, categorizing it as a very high risk PFO. This case underscores the importance of C-TCCD screening in detecting RLS associated with PFO, especially in cryptogenic stroke patients, when identifying the underlying cause of ischemic stroke becomes challenging. MDPI 2023-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10572775/ /pubmed/37830692 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192655 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ji, Myeong-Hoon Seoung, Youl-Hun Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case |
title | Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case |
title_full | Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case |
title_fullStr | Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case |
title_full_unstemmed | Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case |
title_short | Right-to-Left Shunt Evaluation in Cardiac Patent Foramen Ovale Using Bubble Contrast Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler: A Cryptogenic Stroke Case |
title_sort | right-to-left shunt evaluation in cardiac patent foramen ovale using bubble contrast transcranial color-coded doppler: a cryptogenic stroke case |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37830692 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192655 |
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