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Left ventricular decompression through a patent foramen ovale in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report

The foramen ovale is considered an unidirectional flap-like valvular structure. Yet, it may increase in size and allow a continuous left-to-right shunt in order to reduce left ventricular filling pressures. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, referred for perc...

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Autores principales: Ando', Giuseppe, Tomai, Fabrizio, Gioffre', Pier A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC324415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14728715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-2-2