Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Asploro Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Case Reports

Dai-liang Zhao^1*, Yan Li^2
1Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
²Department of Ophthalmology, Chengdu BOE Hospital, Sichuan Province, China

Corresponding Author: Dai-liang Zhao
Address: Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University No. 37 Guoxuexiang Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Received date: 21 July 2023; Accepted date: 29 July 2023; Published date: 05 August 2023

Citation: Zhao D, Li Y. Right Ventricle Systolic Dysfunction: A Rare Cause of Right-To-Left Interatrial Shunt with Normal Pulmonary Artery Pressure. Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2023 Aug 05;6(3):190-94.

Copyright © 2023 Zhao D, Li Y. This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords: Atrial Septal Defect, Right to Left Shunt, Pulmonary Hypertension, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Right Ventricular Dysfunction

Abstract

There is little information about right-to-left shunting with normal pulmonary artery pressure, which is produced as a consequence of right ventricle systolic dysfunction. We presented a case of unexpected transesophageal echocardiography findings of right-to-left shunting through an atrial septal defect despite normal pulmonary artery pressure, related to right ventricle systolic dysfunction in a 27-year-old young woman. Transesophageal echocardiography imaging revealed right ventricular systolic dysfunction and normal pulmonary artery pressure.