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Transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure: a treatment for refractory hypoxaemia.

Abstract
Right-to-left intracardiac shunt through a patent foramen ovale sometimes induces a significant arterial oxygen desaturation. We describe two cases of severe hypoxia due to a patent foramen ovale, treated successfully by transcatheter closure of the intracardiac shunt. One case occurred after implantation of a cardiac assist device, the other patient presented with a platypnoeaorthodeoxia syndrome. Clinical considerations are outlined.
AuthorsDirk Faes, Raymond Gilles, Joelle Kefer
JournalActa cardiologica (Acta Cardiol) Vol. 64 Issue 4 Pg. 561-3 (Aug 2009) ISSN: 0001-5385 [Print] England
PMID19725454 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Aged
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent (complications, therapy)
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia (etiology, therapy)
  • Middle Aged

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