Premature closure of the foramen ovale associated with aortic stenosis, left ventricular dilation with thrombus, and early mortality

Authors
Nowlen, TT Ayres, NA Kearney, DL Nihill, MR Grifka, RG
Citation
Tt. Nowlen et al., Premature closure of the foramen ovale associated with aortic stenosis, left ventricular dilation with thrombus, and early mortality, AM J CARD, 85(9), 2000, pp. 1159
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20000501)85:9<1159:PCOTFO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Premature foramen ovale (FO) closure has been postulated as a cause of hypo plastic left heart syndrome. We suggest that premature FO closure is also a ssociated with left ventricular (LV) dilation and LV thrombus formation, an d that FO closure in patients with aortic stenosis and LV dilation is a sec ondary event that occurs later in gestation than that seen with the hypopla stic left heart.