Patent foramen ovale causing position-dependent shunting in a patient, when laying down her corset

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 731-733

  Grutters, J C ^a   Ten Berg, J M ^a   Van Der Zeijden, J ^a   Jaarsma, W ^a   Ernst, J M P G ^a   Westermann, C J J ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Orthodeoxia; Patent foramen ovale; Percutaneous closure; Position dependent right to left shunt

Indexed keywords

POLYGELINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORSET; DEVICE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

AGED; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; OXYGEN; POSTURE; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0034752466     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.00200701     Document Type: Article

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