title: Relation between patent foramen ovale and perfusion abnormalities in acute pulmonary embolism.
abstract: The frequency of right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale is increased in hemodynamically stable patients without preexisting cardiopulmonary disease with acute pulmonary embolism. This is associated with a greater degree of perfusion abnormalities as quantified by perfusion scan and the presence of tricuspid regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Anandarangam
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Leibowitz
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Alderson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thomashow
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homma
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging