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E B Savage1, D H Benckart, B C Donahue, F M Casaday, Y D Cho.
Abstract
Two cases are described wherein right atrial compression from a dilated and elongated ascending aorta caused intermittent positional hypoxia. Extrinsic compression of the right atrium caused shunting though a patent foramen ovale.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8694634
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330