Unsuspected left-to-right shunt: Is routine use of hydrogen platinum electrode system indicated in shunt detection?

Routine use of the Hydrogen Platinum Ele

Routine use of the Hydrogen Platinum Electrode System in Shunt Detection

✍ Wilson, Michael R. ;Fontana, Mary E. ;Wooley, Charles F. 📂 Article 📅 1975 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 753 KB

## Abstract Routine use of the hydrogen platinum electrode system (HPES) in 1,375 consecutive cardiac catheterizations facilitated shunt detection in 171 patients, led to the diagnosis of unsuspected shunts in 18 patients, and was of particular value in accurately localizing unusual left‐to‐right s