Postpneumonectomy interatrial right-to-left shunt: successful percutaneous treatment.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This report describes the case of a 67-year-old man in whom atrial right-to-left shunt developed after a right pneumonectomy, leading to dyspnea with severe arterial desaturation. Transcatheter occlusion of the patent foramen ovale was successfully performed using a buttoned device. Review of literature and mechanisms of these atrial right-to-left shunts are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications
- Prostheses and Implants