Refractory hypoxemia in right ventricular infarction: A case report

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-81

  Crawford, Lindsay C ^a,b   Panda, Mukta ^a   Enjeti, Suresh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UTCOM CU   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxemia; Patent foramen ovale; Right ventricular infarction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; OXYGEN; TROPONIN I;

AGED; AMBIENT AIR; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; Q WAVE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE;

AGED; ANOXEMIA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 33644852495     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000197038.80246.c1     Document Type: Article

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