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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:582-583
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Intermittant Hypoxia Due to Right Atrial Compression by an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Edward B. Savage, MD, Daniel H. Benckart, MD, Bryan C. Donahue, MD, Floyd M. Casaday, MD, Yong D. Cho, MD

Divisions of Thoracic Surgery and Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, The Medical College of Pennsylvania/ Hahnemann University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Accepted for publication March 12, 1996.

Two cases are described wherein right atrial compression from a dilated and elongated ascending aorta caused intermittent positional hypoxia. Extrinsic compression of the right atrium caused shunting though a patent foramen ovale.




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