Hyperinflation of the Lungs in Infants with Large Left-to-Right Shunts
Markowitz R, Johnson K, Weinstein E. Hyperinflation of the Lungs in Infants with Large Left-to-Right Shunts. Investigative Radiology 1988, 23: 354-358. PMID: 3384615, DOI: 10.1097/00004424-198805000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft-to-right shuntDegree of left-to-right shuntingLung volumeAtrioventricular canal defectVentricular septal defectGroup of patientsGroup of normal controlsCanal defectSeptal defectShunt sizeCardiac catheterizationEnlarged vesselsInterstitial edemaIncreased vascularityAbnormal groupHyperinflated lungsNormal controlsDiffuse air trappingRespiratory symptomsAir trappingLungShuntInfantsCatheterizationGroup