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Case Reports
. 2021 May 10;14(9):e101-e102.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.12.044. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

COVID-19-Positive Patient and Hypoxemia: Are Lungs Always to Be Blamed?

Malek Kass  1 , Virendra K Arya  2 , Ashish H Shah  3
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Case Reports

COVID-19-Positive Patient and Hypoxemia: Are Lungs Always to Be Blamed?

Malek Kass et al. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID; PFO; hypoxia.

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Funding Support and Author Disclosures All authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

Figures

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Figure 1
Angiographic Demonstration of RLS Through PFO, Pre- and Post-Closure (A) IVC gram demonstrating steaming of flow through PFO into the LA; (B) identification of cardiovascular structures; (C) 30-mm Gore Septal Occluder (GSO) device in situ; (D) final angiogram demonstrating the absence of shunting. The straight dashed line marks the interatrial septum. The dashed arrow indicates IVC flow through a PFO. IVC = inferior vena cava; LA = left atrium; MPA = main pulmonary artery; PFO = patent foramen ovale; RA = right atrium; RLS = right-to-left shunt; RV = right ventricle.
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