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