Cardiac device-induced right to left shunt causing significant hypoxemia: A case report and review of literature

Cardiac device-induced right to left shunt causing significant hypoxemia: A case report and review of literature

We describe a patient where a pacemaker lead induced tricuspid valve changes that caused a right to left shunt through a preexisting patent foramen ovale resulting in significant hypoxemia. This event occurred years after the pacemaker had been placed. Surgical closure of the patent foramen ovale re...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Salick, Raheel Anwar, Saroj Pani, Evan Adelstein, Mohammad El-Hajjar, Steven Fein, Marc Judson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Patent foramen ovale
Diagnosis
Tricuspid valve
Shunt
Platypnea orthodeoxia syndrome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122002064

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