ROLE OF RADIONUCLIDE 99M-TC MACROAGGREGATED ALBUMIN (MAA) SCAN IN DIAGNOSIS OF REVERSAL OF SHUNT IN LARGE SIZED VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT IN CHILDREN

Suman Rana; Harender Simar

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

ROLE OF RADIONUCLIDE 99M-TC MACROAGGREGATED ALBUMIN (MAA) SCAN IN DIAGNOSIS OF REVERSAL OF SHUNT IN LARGE SIZED VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT IN CHILDREN

Suman Rana, Harender Simar

Abstract :

Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is one of the cardiology cause of Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in pediatric age group. Early identification of the same is associated with a better surgical outcome. Often PAH may be drastically reduced and returned to baseline, following corrective surgery of VSD. The hyperkinetic PAH becomes fixed after a span of time and is frequently complicated by shunt reversal. So methods which can aid early detection can help the patient by contemplating early surgery which would be of considerable significance in a developing country like India. In the present study we propose to investigate the role of Radionuclide 99m-Tc in diagnosis of reversal of shunt in VSD