Dr. David J. Sahn MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd L608 Portland OR, 97239About
Dr. David Sahn is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Sahn specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1971
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Micromultiplane transesophageal echocardiographic probe for intraoperative study of congenital heart disease repair in neonates, infants, children, and adults.
- Three-dimensional reconstruction of the color Doppler-imaged vena contracta for quantifying aortic regurgitation: studies in a chronic animal model.
- Comparative imaging techniques and models.
- Comparative imaging techniques and models.
- Experimental studies to define the geometry of the flow convergence region. Laser Doppler particle tracking and color Doppler imaging.
- Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction defined by active three-dimensional echocardiography using rotational transthoracic acquisition.
- Directions for the use of intracardiac high-frequency ultrasound scanning for monitoring pediatric interventional catheterization procedures.
- Invasive and noninvasive cardiovascular imaging in the child and fetus.
- New echocardiographic windows for quantitative determination of aortic regurgitation volume using color Doppler flow convergence and vena contracta.
- Relation of atrial size and function to Doppler indexes of diastolic function in normal human fetuses.
- Practical application of three-dimensional echocardiography in evaluation of atrial septal defects.
- Evaluation of descending aortic flow volumes and effective orifice area through aortic coarctation by spatiotemporal integration of color Doppler data: An in vitro study.
- Validation of the accuracy of both right and left ventricular outflow volume determinations and semiautomated calculation of shunt volumes through atrial septal defects by digital color Doppler flow mapping in a chronic animal model.
- Acoustically stimulated transient power scattering explains enhanced detection of the very low velocities in myocardial capillaries by power Doppler imaging: an in vitro study.
- Accuracy of Doppler methods for estimating peak-to-peak and peak instantaneous gradients across coarctation of the aorta: An In vitro study.
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