| Dyspnoea and hypoxaemia after lung surgery: the role of interatrial right-to-left shunt. | |
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PMID: 16816347 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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After lung surgery, some patients complain of unexplained increased dyspnoea associated with hypoxaemia. This clinical presentation may be due to an interatrial right-to-left shunt despite normal right heart pressure. Some of these patients show postural dependency of hypoxaemia, whereas others do not. In this article, the pathogenesis and mechanisms involved in this post-surgical complication are discussed, and the techniques used for confirmation and localisation of shunt are reported. An invasive technique, such as right heart catheterisation with angiography, was often used in the past as the diagnostic procedure for the visualisation of interatrial shunt. As to noninvasive techniques, a perfusion lung scan may be used as the first approach as it may detect the effect of the right-to-left shunt by visualising an extrapulmonary distribution of the radioactive tracer. The 100% oxygen breathing test could also be used to quantify the amount of right-to-left shunt. Particular emphasis is given to newer imaging modalities, such as transoesophageal echocardiography, which is minimally invasive but highly sensitive in clearly visualising the atrial septum anatomy. Finally, the approach to closure of the foramen ovale or atrial septal defect is discussed. Open thoracotomy was the traditional approach in the past. Percutaneous closure has now become the most used and effective technique for the repair of the interatrial anatomical malformation. |
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Authors:
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C Marini; M Miniati; N Ambrosino; B Formichi; L Tonelli; G Di Ricco; C Michelassi; S Giusti; I Spadoni |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology Volume: 28 ISSN: 0903-1936 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. Respir. J. Publication Date: 2006 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-07-03 Completed Date: 2007-01-17 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803460 Medline TA: Eur Respir J Country: Denmark |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 174-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Pulmonary Unit, Clinical Physiology Institute, National Research Council, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. marini@ifc.cnr.it |
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Aged Angiography Anoxia / diagnosis*, etiology Dyspnea / diagnosis*, etiology Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Defects, Congenital / pathology Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / pathology Humans Lung / surgery* Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Prevalence Pulmonary Gas Exchange Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / adverse effects* |
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