Dynamic Shunting Across a Patent Foramen Ovale in Adult Cardiac Surgery-Perioperative Challenges and Management

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Feb;32(1):542-549. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.05.031. Epub 2017 May 19.
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Keywords: 3-dimensional imaging; American Academy of Neurology; American Society of Anesthesiologists; Eisenmenger syndrome; arrhythmias; atrial-septal aneurysm; color Doppler; functional residual capacity; hypercarbia; hypoxia; morbid obesity; nitric oxide; obstructive sleep apnea; patent foramen ovale; platypnea; pressure gradient; prostaglandin; provocative maneuver; pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary vascular resistance; right-to-left shunt; saline contrast; systemic vascular resistance; transesophageal echocardiography; transthoracic echocardiography; tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / diagnostic imaging
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Perioperative Care*