Transient right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale secondary to unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 57 year old patient presented with unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and severe hypoxaemia secondary to transient right-to-left interatrial shunting through a patent foramen ovale. The final diagnosis was made because of the initial detection of a shunt while the patient was breathing 100% oxygen.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- Hypoxia
- Respiratory Paralysis