Balloon catheter closure of patent foramen ovale complicating right ventricular infarction: Improvement of hypoxia and intracardiac venous shunting

American Heart Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 1092-1097

  Uppstrom, Erica L ^a   Kern, Morton J ^a   Mezei, Leslie ^a   Mrosek, Denise ^a   Labovitz, Arthur ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANOXIA; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0023729838     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(88)90165-2     Document Type: Article

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