Tabry Imad, Villanueva Luis, Walker Edward
Department of Surgery and Medicine, Sections of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Heart Surg Forum. 2003;6(4):E74-6.
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is not uncommon in the adult population undergoing cardiac surgery. Although usually innocent, PFO can cause severe hypoxemia, which can be reversed only by surgical or interventional interruption of the interatrial right-to-left shunt. Such a case is presented, and the diagnosis and pathophysiology are discussed.
卵圆孔未闭(PFO)在接受心脏手术的成年人群中并不罕见。虽然通常为良性,但PFO可导致严重低氧血症,只有通过手术或介入手段阻断心房右向左分流才能使其逆转。本文介绍了这样一个病例,并对其诊断和病理生理学进行了讨论。