© 2004 by European Society of Cardiology
Copyright © 2003, The European Society of Cardiology
Anatomical basis for acquired intracardiac shunt postaortic valve replacement: Doppler echocardiographic diagnosis
Cardiovascular Division, Echocardiography Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Gonda 6-138 NW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
* Corresponding author. Tel: +1-507-284-3581; fax: +1-507-284-3968.
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We report a case of postoperative intracardiac shunts across the membranous septum detected by Doppler echocardiography and discuss the anatomical basis for the development of such a complication.