Severe hypoxemia and stroke caused by a patent foramen ovale with right-to-left interatrial shunt despite normal right atrial pressures

• C. Marquetand,
• U. Stierle,
• I. Buchmann,
• M. John,
• C. Busch-Tilge,
• G. Fuernau,
• T. Graf,
• T. Kurz,
• I. Eitel,
• J.C. Reil

Affiliations

C. Marquetand

Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Heart Center Lübeck, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.; Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

U. Stierle

Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

I. Buchmann

Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Section of Nuclear Medicine, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

M. John

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

C. Busch-Tilge

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

G. Fuernau

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

T. Graf

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

T. Kurz

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

I. Eitel

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

J.C. Reil

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care, Medical Clinic II, University Heart Center Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany