Clin Ultrasound.
2021 May;6(1):17-24. 10.18525/cu.2021.6.1.17.
Echocardiographic Pitfalls for General Physicians in Understanding Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2555129
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.18525/cu.2021.6.1.17
Abstract
- The population of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing not only from de novo adult diagnostic cases but also due to successful pediatric medical and surgical interventions decades earlier. Most adults with CHD are followed-up in specialized pediatric cardiology or adult congenital heart clinics, but it is not uncommon for such adults to be seen in general echocardiographic practice, so understanding adult CHD in detail is becoming an essential general echo requirement. This review covers how to approach CHD in a structural manner and the real pitfall cases we’ve actually met in daily practice.
