Major clinical impact of patent foramen ovale after HeartMate3 implantation: periprocedural diagnosis and its pitfalls
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241585
Abstract: We report a clinically significant right-to-left intracardiac shunt through a patent foramen ovale, diagnosed during investigations for hypoxemia and left ventricular dilation on the late postoperative period of a HeartMate3 implantation. We discuss diagnostic pitfalls… read more here.
Keywords: heartmate3 implantation; patent foramen; major clinical; foramen ovale ... See more keywords