Intermittent cyanosis: unusual diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Mar;21(3):580-1. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)01158-7.

Abstract

The authors report here an unusual case of an ascending aorta aneurysm diagnosed in the event of a check-up for a dyspnea with cyanosis. The right atrium compression by the aneurysm initiated a right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Cyanosis / etiology*
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged