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shunt
(redirected from left-to-right shunt)

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A left-to-right shunt is converted into a right-to-left shunt secondary to the elevated pulmonary artery pressures and associated pulmonary vascular disease.
Incidental MDCT finding of a subclinical PDA in an adult patient with ... by Reddy, Sugania; Modi, Mala; Hendson, Willy / South African Journal of Radiology
Discussion The patent ductus arteriosus usually closes after birth and if it remains open, this may cause heart failure and pulmonary hypertension resulting from a large left-to-right shunt and rarely ductus arteriosus endarteritis (4, 5).
Diagnostic techniques in a case of patent ductus arteriosus: is the ... by Biyikoglu, Senay Funda; Boyaci, Ayca; Duru, Erdal; Turkvatan, Aysel; Sasmaz, Ali / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
Hoffman and Kaplan (3) also suggested that an atrial left-to-right shunt resulting from an incompetent foramen ovale might exist in children without heart disease for more than a year, with eventual closure later in life.
Patent foramen ovale: assessment, clinical significance and ... by Haque, Attiya Anwar / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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