Intermittent hypoxia due to right atrial compression by an ascending aortic aneurysm.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Two cases are described wherein right atrial compression from a dilated and elongated ascending aorta caused intermittent positional hypoxia. Extrinsic compression of the right atrium caused shunting though a patent foramen ovale.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Heart Diseases
- Hypoxia