Foramen oval persistente como causa de hipoxemia persistente en un paciente con neumonía grave COVID-19. Reporte de un caso

Tomas Kramer; Andrés Ramírez; Mauricio Salinas

doi:10.4067/S0034-98872021000701090

Foramen oval persistente como causa de hipoxemia persistente en un paciente con neumonía grave COVID-19. Reporte de un caso

Translated title of the contribution: Persistent foramen ovale as a cause of persistent hypoxemia after a pneumonia caused with COVID-19. Report of one case

Tomas Kramer, Andrés Ramírez, Mauricio Salinas^*

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In patients with severe COVID-19, it has been proposed as mechanism of respiratory failure, intra and extrapulmonary shunt. However, there are no reported or documented cases of this mechanism. Also, there are studies showing this mechanism is not relevant. In this report, we present the case of a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, who after two months, during his rehabilitation period, presented persistent hypoxemia with orthodeoxia. Persistent oval foramen with shunt from right to left was diagnosed. The patient underwent a percutaneous closure of the defect and at 48 hours oxygen therapy could be discontinued and the patient discharged.

Translated title of the contribution	Persistent foramen ovale as a cause of persistent hypoxemia after a pneumonia caused with COVID-19. Report of one case
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	1090-1092
Number of pages	3
Journal	Revista Medica de Chile
Volume	149
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872021000701090
State	Published - Jul 2021

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Foramen oval persistente como causa de hipoxemia persistente en un paciente con neumonía grave COVID-19. Reporte de un caso

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