Re-opened foramen ovale - A rare cause of postoperative dyspnea following pneumonectomy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 308-310

  Mall, J W ^a   Vogel, B ^b   Grohmann, A ^a   Muller, J M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Hannover Heidehaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foramen ovale; Inter atrial shunt; Platypnea; Pneumonectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0033786840     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-7877     Document Type: Article

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