Constrictive pericarditis-induced shunting through a PFO: Persistence despite pericardiectomy

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in around 25–30% of patients. The discovery is often made only on autopsy, as most PFOs are clinically silent and any inter-atrial blood exchange typically shunts from the left to right heart [1]. Thus, when a patient presents with hypoxic respiratory failure, c...

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Autores principales: Schuiteman, Emily, Verrill, Thomas, Mina, Nader, Dalal, Bhavinkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28649486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.05.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28649486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.05.008

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