Agitated saline contrast echocardiography reveals a systemic ‐to‐pulmonary venous shunt

We report a case of a 26‐year‐old woman, with a “port‐a‐cath” central venous line, who had an unusual finding in agitated saline contrast echocardiography. Multimodality imaging revealed occlusion of superior vena cava and a systemic‐to‐pulmonary venous shunt.

Source: Echocardiography - March 6, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Giovanni Masoero, Alexandros Papachristidis, Konstantinos C. Theodoropoulos, Derek Harries, Mark J. Monaghan, Daniel M. Sado Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research