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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 41(2): 121-3, 1993 Apr.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8372391
RESUMEN
A case of patent foramen ovale with right-to-left intracardiac shunt after blunt chest injury is presented. The association of pulmonary contusion, pulmonary hypertension, and patent foramen ovale in a previously healthy subject is discussed. In such a case reduction of the afterload on the right ventricle is the suggested modality of treatment for hypoxemia due to the right-to-left shunt.