title: Heart transplantation complicated by a patent foramen ovale of the recipient atrial septum.
abstract: A patent foramen ovale after heart transplantation is a relatively uncommon occurrence. We report a case of a 58-year-old man with profound hypoxemia after orthotopic cardiac transplantation for end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated the presence of a patent foramen ovale in the recipient atrial cuff. Primary closure was performed with correction of the right-to-left shunt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5247, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichenspurner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmoker
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Stinson
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014019:Tissue Donors