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. 1994 Sep;49(9):933–934. doi: 10.1136/thx.49.9.933

Transient right-to-left shunting through a patent foramen ovale secondary to unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.

P J Cordero 1, P Morales 1, V Mora 1, J Cebrian 1, J Vallterra 1, J Gudin 1, E Benlloch 1, V Marco 1
PMCID: PMC475199  PMID: 7940438

Abstract

A 57 year old patient presented with unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and severe hypoxaemia secondary to transient right-to-left interatrial shunting through a patent foramen ovale. The final diagnosis was made because of the initial detection of a shunt while the patient was breathing 100% oxygen.

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