Patent foramen ovale revealed by COVID-19 pneumonia.

Charlotte VanhomwegenOlivier TatonNicolas SelvaisOlivier Van HoveDimitri Leduc

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2021)

Right-to-left interatrial shunt and intrapulmonary shunt caused by SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia contributed to refractory hypoxemia and POS. Therefore, in case of COVID-19 patient with unexplained POS, the existence of PFO must be investigated.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pulmonary artery
case report
community acquired pneumonia
pulmonary hypertension
acute respiratory distress syndrome