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Contrast M-mode ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Wise, NK; Myers, S; Fraker, TD; Stewart, JA; Kisslo, JA
Published in: Circulation
May 1981

Contrast M-mode and two-dimensional ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava were performed in 65 patients with various acquired and congenital cardiac disorders. After saline was injected into a peripheral arm vein, the inferior vena cava was visualized by both methods in 60 patients (92%). The M-mode approach was better for correlating the appearance of contrast within the inferior vena cava with the ECG. This precise correlation served as the basis for differentiating patients with tricuspid insufficiency (visualization of contrast after the QRS) from those with impaired right ventricular filling (visualization of contrast before the QRS) or arrhythmia. Results with the M-mode approach suggest that conditions other than tricuspid insufficiency may cause the appearance of contrast within the inferior vena cava. M-mode echocardiography should be used to further investigate patients with impaired right ventricular filling.

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Published In

Circulation

DOI

ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

May 1981

Volume

63

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1100 / 1103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vena Cava, Inferior
  • Ultrasonography
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
  • Systole
  • Pericarditis
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac
 

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Wise, N. K., Myers, S., Fraker, T. D., Stewart, J. A., & Kisslo, J. A. (1981). Contrast M-mode ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava. Circulation, 63(5), 1100–1103. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.63.5.1100
Wise, N. K., S. Myers, T. D. Fraker, J. A. Stewart, and J. A. Kisslo. “Contrast M-mode ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava.Circulation 63, no. 5 (May 1981): 1100–1103. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.63.5.1100.
Wise NK, Myers S, Fraker TD, Stewart JA, Kisslo JA. Contrast M-mode ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava. Circulation. 1981 May;63(5):1100–3.
Wise, N. K., et al. “Contrast M-mode ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava.Circulation, vol. 63, no. 5, May 1981, pp. 1100–03. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/01.cir.63.5.1100.
Wise NK, Myers S, Fraker TD, Stewart JA, Kisslo JA. Contrast M-mode ultrasonography of the inferior vena cava. Circulation. 1981 May;63(5):1100–1103.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

May 1981

Volume

63

Issue

5

Start / End Page

1100 / 1103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vena Cava, Inferior
  • Ultrasonography
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
  • Systole
  • Pericarditis
  • Humans
  • Contrast Media
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac