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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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| 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 |