Closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with orthodeoxia-platypnea using the Amplatzer devices

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-198

  Waight, David J ^a   Cao, Qi Ling ^a   Hijazi, Ziyad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplatzer; Catheter therapy; Cyanosis; Desaturation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; PLATYPNEA ORTHODEOXIA SYNDROME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034080132     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-726X(200006)50:2<195::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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