The Comparison between the Echocardiographic Data to the Cardiac Catheterization Data on the Diagnosis Treatment and Follow-Up in Patients Diagnosed as Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

摘要

BackgroundIsolated pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) makes up 6-9% of all congenital heart defects among children. The initial gold standard for diagnosis, follow-up of PS is by echocardiography. However, the most accurate diagnosis still remains to be measurement of the pressure gradient through transcatheterization. The purpose of this study is to compare the difference between the echocardiographic data to the cardiac catheterization data on the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in patients diagnosed as PS, and to see what parameters should be closely monitored.