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Vol. 57. Issue 5.
Pages 369-379 (September - October 2015)
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Vol. 57. Issue 5.
Pages 369-379 (September - October 2015)
Update in Radiology
What radiologists need to know about the pulmonary–systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs): What it is, how to calculate it, and what it is for
Cuantificación de la circulación pulmonar y sistémica: Qp/Qs. Qué es, cómo se calcula y para qué sirve. Lo que el radiólogo debe saber
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C. Marín Rodrígueza,
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Carlos.marin@salud.madrid.org

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, M.L. Sánchez Alegreb, Á. Lancharro Zapataa, J. Alarcón Rodríguezb
a Radiología Pediátrica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Máiquez 9, 28007 Madrid, Spain
b Radiología Torácica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, C/Máiquez 9, 28007 Madrid, Spain
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) provides abundant morphological and functional information in the study of congenital heart disease. The functional information includes pulmonary output and systemic output; the ratio between these two (Qp/Qs) is the shunt fraction. After birth, in normal conditions the pulmonary output is practically identical to the systemic output, so Qp/Qs=1. In patients with “shunts” between the systemic and pulmonary circulations, the ratio changes, and the interpretation of these findings varies in function of the location of the shunt (intracardiac or extracardiac) and of the associated structural or postsurgical changes. We review the concept of Qp/Qs; the methods to calculate it, with special emphasis on cMRI; and the meaning of the results obtained. We place special emphasis on the relevance of these findings depending on the underlying disease and the treatment the patient has undergone.

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Congenital heart disease
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Cardiac function tests
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La resonancia magnética cardiaca aporta abundante información morfológica y funcional al estudio de las cardiopatías congénitas. Entre los datos funcionales se encuentran el gasto pulmonar y el gasto sistémico; el cociente entre ambos es el cociente Qp/Qs. Después del nacimiento, en condiciones normales el gasto pulmonar y el sistémico son prácticamente iguales, y el cociente Qp/Qs=1. En los pacientes con cortocircuitos entre la circulación sistémica y la pulmonar este cociente se altera. Dependiendo de la localización del cortocircuito (intra o extracardiaco), y de las alteraciones estructurales o posquirúrgicas asociadas, la interpretación de los hallazgos es diferente. Revisamos el concepto de Qp/Qs, los métodos para calcularlo con especial énfasis en la RM, y el significado de los resultados obtenidos, haciendo hincapié en la relevancia de estos datos dependiendo de la patología de base y los procedimientos terapéuticos que se hayan realizado al paciente.

Palabras clave:
Cardiopatías congénitas
Resonancia magnética cardiaca
Pruebas de función cardiaca

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