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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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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 |