title: Acquired right-to-left shunt through an atrial septal perforation with cyanosis after percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, Singapore. masakazu.nakao@nhc.com.sg
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Jack Kian
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ch'ng
authors.forename: Yoong Kong Kenny
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Sin
authors.forename: Yeow Leng
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Chung Yin
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*