Cardiac Shunts
Authors: HADLEY L. CONN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Editorials1 April 1962Cardiac ShuntsNewer Aids in Their DiagnosisHADLEY L. CONN JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.HADLEY L. CONN JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-4-659 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrecision in cardiac diagnosis by laboratory techniques has shown steady improvement since World War II, an improvement consequent to the introduction of cardiac catheterization, the many new electronic devices growing out of war-time developments, and the advent of corrective cardiac surgery. Available operative procedures for correction of many of the congenital defects of the heart and great vessels have led to especially intensive evaluation of these processes. Interest has been heightened not only in their earliest recognition, but in the determination of the anatomic site involved, the size of the defect, the amount and direction of blood flow following an...References1. COURNANDRANGES AHA: Catheterization of the right auricle in man. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 46: 52, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. BINGVANDAMGRAY RJLDFD: Physiological studies in congenital heart disease. I. Procedures. Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 80: 107, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. FREIDLICHHEIMBECKERBING ARRJ: A device for continuous recording of concentration of Evans blue dye in whole blood and its application to determination of cardiac output. J. Appl. Physiol. 3: 12, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. NICHOLSONBURCHELLWOOD JWHBEH: A method for the continuous recording of Evans blue dye curves in arterial blood, and its application to the diagnosis of cardiovascular abnormalities. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 37: 353, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BRAUNWALDTANNENBAUMMORROW EHLAG: Dye-dilution curves from left heart and aorta for localization of left-to-right shunts and detection of valvular insufficiency. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 94: 510, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. WOOD EH: Diagnostic applications of indication-dilution techniques in congenital heart disease. Circ. Res. 10: Part II. 531, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LEWIS DH: The present status of intracardiac phonocardiography, in Congenital Heart Disease, ed. by Bass, A. D., and Moe, G. K., American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D. C., 1960, publication 63, p. 269. Google Scholar8. SONES FM: Cine-cardio-angiography. Pediat. Clin. N. Amer. 5: 945, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. GREENSPANLESTERMARVINAMPLATZ RHRGJFK: Some clinical aspects of isotope circulation studies. Radiology 73: 345, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. SANDERS RJ: Use of a radioactive gas Kr85 in the diagnosis of cardiac shunts. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 97: 1, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia 4, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKrypton-85 in the Detection of Intracardiac Left-to-Right Shunts 1 April 1962Volume 56, Issue 4Page: 659-663KeywordsBlood flowCardiac surgeryCatheterizationCongenital disordersCongenital heart defectsResearch laboratoriesSurgery Issue Published: 1 April 1962 PDF downloadLoading ...