Tilting the balance: hemidiaphragm paralysis leading to right to left cardiac shunt
Tilting the balance: hemidiaphragm paralysis leading to right to left cardiac shunt
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a congenital abnormality present in 25%–30% of healthy adults and rarely leads to any sequelae. 1 2 It is associated with a left-to-right shunt which usually does not lead to any haemodynamic compromise. Occasionally, the shunt can get reversed; that is, right-to-left shunt occurs due to worsening pulmonary hypertensio...
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Tilting the balance: hemidiaphragm paralysis leading to right to left cardiac shunt
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6301587
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6301587
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1757-790X
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1757-790X
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10.1136/bcr-2018-227944
