Abstract
Patency of the foramen ovale is a common condition. In certain clinical settings it permits the development of right-to-left intracardiac shunting. A case is described of sudden, fatal hypoxemia due to shunting through a patent foramen ovale immediately following mitral valve replacement.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 104-105 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 1988 |