Transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure: a treatment for refractory hypoxaemia.

Faes, Dirk;Gilles, Raymond;Kefer, Joëlle
(2009) Acta Cardiologica : an international journal of cardiology — Vol. 64, n° 4, p. 561-563 (2009)

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  • Faes, DirkUCLouvain
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  • Gilles, Raymond
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  • Kefer, JoëlleUCLouvain
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Abstract
Right-to-left intracardiac shunt through a patent foramen ovale sometimes induces a significant arterial oxygen desaturation. We describe two cases of severe hypoxia due to a patent foramen ovale, treated successfully by transcatheter closure of the intracardiac shunt. One case occurred after implantation of a cardiac assist device, the other patient presented with a platypnoeaorthodeoxia syndrome. Clinical considerations are outlined.
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Faes, D., Gilles, R., & Kefer, J. (2009). Transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure: a treatment for refractory hypoxaemia. Acta Cardiologica : an international journal of cardiology, 64(4), 561-563. https://doi.org/10.2143/AC.64.4.2041626 (Original work published 2009)