Correlation of transthoracic echocardiography-derived pulmonary to systemic flow ratio with hemodynamically estimated left to right shunt in atrial septal defects

• Main Authors: Erin Faherty (Author), Hari Rajagopal (Author), Simon Lee (Author), Barry Love (Author), Shubhika Srivastava (Author), Ira A Parness (Author), Santosh C Uppu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background : Transthoracic echocardiographic (TTE) estimation of the pulmonary to systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs) is routinely used in clinical practice and is included in the American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines. We sought to assess its real-world applicability with a particular focus on hem...