Berkompas D C, Sagar K B
Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1994 May-Jun;7(3 Pt 1):253-6. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80395-7.
This study assessed the sensitivity of color Doppler as compared with contrast study during transesophageal echocardiography for detection of a patent foramen ovale. We also evaluated the incidence of patent foramen ovale in younger (less than age 50, group 1) as compared with older (greater than age 50, group 2) patients. A total of 114 patients were studied. A patent foramen ovale was found in 17 patients: 7 of 39 (17.9%) in group 1 and 10 of 75 (13.3%) in group 2 (NS). The sensitivity of color Doppler as compared with contrast study was 33%. Our data suggest that color Doppler is a poor method of assessment for the presence of a patent foramen ovale and that patent foramen ovale remains prevalent in older as well as younger patients.
本研究评估了经食管超声心动图检查期间，彩色多普勒与对比研究相比，在检测卵圆孔未闭方面的敏感性。我们还评估了较年轻（年龄小于50岁，第1组）与较年长（年龄大于50岁，第2组）患者中卵圆孔未闭的发生率。共对114例患者进行了研究。在17例患者中发现了卵圆孔未闭：第1组39例中有7例（17.9%），第2组75例中有10例（13.3%）（无统计学差异）。彩色多普勒与对比研究相比的敏感性为33%。我们的数据表明，彩色多普勒是评估卵圆孔未闭存在情况的一种较差的方法，并且卵圆孔未闭在老年和年轻患者中均很常见。
