Percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure in a patient with platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome

Percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure in a patient with platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome

A transoesophageal echocardiogram delineated a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a fixed 7 mm defect and colour flow imaging (upper panel) demonstrated continuous right to left shunting.

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Veröffentlicht in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2007-07, Vol.93 (7), p.892-892
Hauptverfasser: Henriksen, P A, Strachan, K, Selby, C, Northridge, D B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aneurysms
Balloon Occlusion
Dyspnea - etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - therapy
Humans
Hypoxia - etiology
Images in Cardiology
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonectomy - adverse effects
Posture
Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:A transoesophageal echocardiogram delineated a patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a fixed 7 mm defect and colour flow imaging (upper panel) demonstrated continuous right to left shunting.
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/hrt.2006.089755