Intermittent hypoxia due to right atrial compression by an ascending aortic aneurysm.
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.
Savage
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Division of Thoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Hahnemann University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Benckart
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Donahue
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Casaday
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Cho
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D011187:Posture