Eisenmenger’s syndrome screening

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, MD[2]

Overview

According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].

Screening

• There are currently no guidelines on using echocardiography to screen patients with CHD for the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
• However, some parameters are recommended as pedictive of development of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

• • Peak tricuspid regurgitation velocity
  • Ventricular basal diameter ratio
  • Systolic and/or diastolic ventricular eccentricity index.
  • RV outflow Doppler acceleration time
  • Pulmonary artery diameter
  • Inferior vena cava inspiratory collapse