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Masking of Pressure Overload in a Patient with Pulmonary Thromboembolism Accompanied by Atrial Septal Aneurysm

A pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) causes a dramatic pressure overload to the right heart. Previous case reports have shown that elevated right atrial pressure secondary to a PTE can cause right-to-left shunting in the presence of an atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). A 57-year-old female with diabetes, h...

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Autores principales: Yu, Tae Kyung, Kim, Woo Shik, Kim, Weon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chonnam National University Medical School 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3214858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22111060
http://dx.doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2011.47.1.54