The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 22, 296-302, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Pulmonary embolism and intracardiac shunt: a unique indication for operation
AL Toole, R Lowman and H Stern
Pulmonary embolism with right-to-left intracardiac shunt presents a special
problem for the clinician. A review of the literature and 4 personal cases,
all diagnosed antemortem, are presented. On the basis of this information
certain conclusions are drawn, and we suggest the problem to be a unique
indication for the consideration of surgical intervention.