Right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale without pulmonary hypertension. Transient improvement after balloon catheter closure.
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A patient had a history of right tuberculosis and severe hypoxemia secondary to right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale without pulmonary hypertension. A balloon tip catheter was positioned in the left atrium and retracted against the atrial septum and the hypoxemia was temporarily resolved.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 97 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990