Recurrent Decompression Illness Even After the Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in a Diver

Hyun-Jong Lee, MD, PhD; Dal Soo Lim, MD; Young Cheon Kang, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Recurrent Decompression Illness Even After the Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in a Diver

Hyun-Jong Lee, MD, PhD,
Dal Soo Lim, MD,
Young Cheon Kang, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Hyun-Jong Lee, MD, PhD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea; Address for correspondence: Dr. Hyun-Jong Lee, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, 91-121 Sosa 2-Dong, Sosa-Gu, Bucheon 14574, Republic of Korea.
Dal Soo Lim, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
Young Cheon Kang, MD, PhD: Independent Scholar

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5
p. 101687

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a risk factor for the development of decompression illness (DCI) and a therapeutic target for preventing the recurrence of DCI because nitrogen bubbles generated during diving can be paradoxically embolized through the PFO. Here, we report the case of a diver who experienced recurrent DCI even after a successful PFO closure. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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