title: Unrelenting hypoxemia and fatal myocardial infarction resulting from paradoxical embolization through an atrial septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Intensive Care, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Priel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jivraj
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shustack
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noseworthy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin; D013300:Streptokinase