Early Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases in Workers: Role of Standard and Advanced Echocardiography

Figure 6

A 27-year-old male patient with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and a history of transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Patient had atrial device implantation. (a) Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) with PFO and left-to-right shunt by transesophageal echocardiography. (b) TEE right-to-left shunt after intravenous injection of ultrasound contrast agent. (c) Postdevice transesophageal longitudinal bicaval view showing absence of shunt flow. LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium.

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