Case report: Anxiety and depression as initial symptoms in a patient with acute hypoxia and patent foramen ovale

Case report: Anxiety and depression as initial symptoms in a patient with acute hypoxia and patent foramen ovale

The prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is 15–35% among adults. The role of right-to-left shunting through the PFO, anxiety, depression, and hypoxemia in the systemic circulation remains poorly understood. Herein, we present the case of a 52-year-old woman with no heart or lung disease, who was...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Zhai, Ronghong Jiao, Aihua Ni, Xueyi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
anxiety
depression
hypoxia
right-to-left shunt
patent foramen ovale
agitated
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1229995/full

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