Unrelenting hypoxemia and fatal myocardial infarction resulting from paradoxical embolization through an atrial septal defect.
Priel
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I
Department of Adult Intensive Care, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Jivraj
K
K
Shustack
A
A
Johnston
R
R
Noseworthy
T
T
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
D006493:Heparin; D013300:Streptokinase