Atrial septal aneurysm plus a patent foramen ovale: A predisposing factor for paradoxical embolism and refractory hypoxemia during pulmonary embolism

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 846-848

  Estagnasié, Philippe ^a   Djedäni, Kamel ^a   Le Bourdellès, Geneviève ^a   Coste, François ^a   Dreyfuss, Didier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

atrial septal aneurysm; paradoxical embolism; patent foramen ovale; pulmonary embolism; refractory hypoxemia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030466274     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.3.846     Document Type: Article

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