Intermittent cyanosis: Unusual diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 580-581

  Grinda, Jean Michel ^a   Lansac, Emmanuel ^a   Berrebi, Alain ^a   Deloche, Alain ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Ascending aortic aneurysm; Foramen ovale; Intermittent cyanosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPRESSION; CYANOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036120856     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)01158-7     Document Type: Article

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