Hypoxemia explained 36 years later

Authors
Fouty, BW Lynch, DA Fontenot, AP Schwarz, MI
Citation
Bw. Fouty et al., Hypoxemia explained 36 years later, CHEST, 120(5), 2001, pp. 1739-1740
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
CHEST
ISSN journal
00123692 → ACNP
Volume
120
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1739 - 1740
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(200111)120:5<1739:HE3YL>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A 37-year-old man who had an atrial septal defect (ASD) corrected as an inf ant was found to be hypoxemic with a 22% shunt. An MRI scan revealed that t he patient's inferior vena cava drained into his left rather than his right atrium, a previously undetected complication of his ASD repair 36 years be fore.