Optimizing the technique of contrast transcranial Doppler ultrasound in the detection of right-to-left shunts

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Droste, DW
Lakemeier, S
Wichter, T
Stypmann, J
Dittrich, R
Ritter, M
Moeller, M
Freund, M
Ringelstein, B
机构
[1] Univ Munster, Dept Neurol, D-4400 Munster, Germany
[2] Univ Munster, Dept Cardiol & Angiol, D-4400 Munster, Germany
[3] Univ Munster, Dept Clin Radiol, D-4400 Munster, Germany
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cerebral embolism; cerebrovascular disorders; foramen ovale patent; ultrasonography;
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10.1161/01.STR.0000027884.03365.AC
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Background and Purpose-A cardiac right to left shunt (RLS) can be identified by transesophageal echocardiography and transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) with contrast agents and a Valsalva maneuver (VM) as a provocation procedure This article applies the modalities of these tests detailed in previous studies to a large patient cohort and compares 2 contrast agents (saline and Echovist 300) Methods-Eighty one patients were investigated by both transesophageal echocardiography and bilateral TCD of the middle cerebral arteries The following protocol with injections of 10 mL agitated saline was applied in a randomized way (1) no VM (2) VM for 5 seconds starting 5 seconds after the beginning of contrast injection and (3) repetition of the test with VM if the first test with VM was negative The VM was performed for 5 seconds starting exactly 5 seconds after the beginning of saline injection Thereafter the same protocol was repeated with 10 ml, Echovist 300 instead of saline Results-Thirty one patients had a cardiac RLS The Echovist 300 investigation disclosed all these 31 shunts but saline disclosed only 29 of them Twenty two had an RLS only in at least 1 of the above TCD tests some of them even with a considerable shunt volume Conclusions-Contrast TCD performed with Echovist 300 but not with saline yields a 100% sensitivity to identify transesophageal echocardiography-proven cardiac RLSs The TCD test should be repeated if negative the first time This article gives detailed information for the optimization of the contrast TCD technique Extracardiac shunts detected only during contrast TCD can have a considerable shunt volume and may allow for paradoxical embolism.
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