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"shunt fraction (Qp/Qs) > 1"

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"shunt fraction (Qp/Qs) < 1"

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List Caps

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"Gerbode defect"

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Acronyms

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"total/partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR/PAPVR)"

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"total/partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR/PAPVR)"

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"The volume of fluid moving through a tube (over a given duration) may be calculated by multiplying the cross-sectional area by the velocity at which the fluid is moving; thus, one may use the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the left and right ventricular outflow tracts and respective summated average velocities during systole to determine the flow through the right and left circulations. Outflow tract (both the RVOT and LVOT) diameters are obtained in the parasternal short and long axis, respectively. Pulsed wave Doppler through the outflow tracts yields a spectral envelope which one may trace (in most common echocardiographic packages) and yield a velocity time integral (VTI). The flow ratio is then calculated:"

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"Qp/Qs = (CSA RVOT) x (RVOT VTI) / (CSA LVOT) x (LVOT VTI)"

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"Qp/Qs = (CSA RVOT) x (RVOT VTI) / (CSA LVOT) x (LVOT VTI)"

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Left-to-right shunt"

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"Right-to-left shunt"

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"Circular shunt"

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"Echocardiography"

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Commas

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"a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, tricuspid regurgitation, and a patent foramen ovale ⁵: some blood moves from the left atrium to the left ventricle, shunts to the right ventricle, regurgitates into the right atrium, and shunts back to the left atrium without traversing a capillary bed"

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Parentheses

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"The volume of fluid moving through a tube (over a given duration) may be calculated by multiplying the cross-sectional area by the velocity at which the fluid is moving; thus, one may use the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the left and right ventricular outflow tracts and respective summated average velocities during systole to determine the flow through the right and left circulations. Outflow tract (both the RVOT and LVOT) diameters are obtained in the parasternal short and long axis, respectively. Pulsed wave Doppler through the outflow tracts yields a spectral envelope which one may trace (in most common echocardiographic packages) and yield a velocity time integral (VTI). The flow ratio is then calculated:"

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"Qp/Qs = (CSA RVOT) x (RVOT VTI) / (CSA LVOT) x (LVOT VTI)"

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Semicolons

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"The volume of fluid moving through a tube (over a given duration) may be calculated by multiplying the cross-sectional area by the velocity at which the fluid is moving; thus, one may use the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the left and right ventricular outflow tracts and respective summated average velocities during systole to determine the flow through the right and left circulations. Outflow tract (both the RVOT and LVOT) diameters are obtained in the parasternal short and long axis, respectively. Pulsed wave Doppler through the outflow tracts yields a spectral envelope which one may trace (in most common echocardiographic packages) and yield a velocity time integral (VTI). The flow ratio is then calculated:"

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