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Case Reports
Heart transplantation complicated by a patent foramen ovale of the recipient atrial septum.
- K L Yun, H Reichenspurner, J Schmoker, B Hu, and E B Stinson.
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5247, USA.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1996 Sep 1; 62 (3): 897-9.
AbstractA patent foramen ovale after heart transplantation is a relatively uncommon occurrence. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with profound hypoxemia after orthotopic cardiac transplantation for end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated the presence of a patent foramen ovale in the recipient atrial cuff. Primary closure was performed with correction of the right-to-left shunt.
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