Relation Between Patent Foramen Ovale and Perfusion Abnormalities in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Autor:	David Leibowitz, Thiruvengadam Anandarangam, Rachel L. Miller, Sam Das, Byron Thomashow, Philip O. Alderson, Shunichi Homma
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Ventricular Dysfunction Right Right-to-left shunt Foramen secundum Perfusion scanning Heart Septal Defects Atrial stomatognathic system Internal medicine medicine.artery medicine Humans Radionuclide Imaging Lung Cardiopulmonary disease business.industry Respiratory disease Middle Aged medicine.disease Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency Pulmonary embolism Echocardiography Acute Disease Patent foramen ovale Cardiology Female Radiology Pulmonary Embolism Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Perfusion
Zdroj:	The American Journal of Cardiology. 80:377-378
ISSN:	0002-9149
Popis:	The frequency of right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale is increased in hemodynamically stable patients without preexisting cardiopulmonary disease with acute pulmonary embolism. This is associated with a greater degree of perfusion abnormalities as quantified by perfusion scan and the presence of tricuspid regurgitation.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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