All issues > Volume 34(5); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(5):662-667. Published online May 31, 1991.

The value of 2-D echocardiography in diagnosis of CHD.

Sang Kyung Yun¹, Young Woon Baek¹, Hyun Ki Jung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kosin College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea

Received: August 30, 1990;  Accepted: October 24, 1990.

Abstract

Cardiac catheterization, cineangiography and surgical analysis of 220 cases of congenital heart disease diagnosed by 2-D echocardiography was made, retrospectively from mar. 1985 to sep. 1989, who were admitted to the department of pediatrics Kosin Medical College Hospital. The results were analysed as follows; 1) 22 cases of 23 were correctly diagnosed in ASD, sensitivity and specificity of subxiphoid 2-D echocardiogram were 95.7% and 99.6% respectively. 2) 109 cases of 113 cases were correctly diagnosed in VSD, sensitivity and specificity were 96.5% and 98.8% respectively. 3) 32 cases of 49 cases were correctly diagnosed in conotruncal malformation, sensitivity and specificity were 91.4% and 98.8% respectively. 4) 44 cases of 49 cases were correctly diagnosed in PDA and other congenital heart disease, sensitivity and specificity were 94.1% and 97.5% respectively. 5) In total 220 cases sensitivity was 94.1% and specificity was 97.5%, therefore subxiphoid 2- dimensional Echocardiogram is nonivasive, safe, reproducible, and accurate technique.

Keywords :Subxiphoid 2-D echocardiography in congenital heart disease