Research Article
Percutaneous Closure of PFO in Patients with Reduced Oxygen Saturation at Rest and during Exercise: Short- and Long-Term Results
Table 3
Most relevant associated conditions.
| | Congenital malformations | 7 |
| | Pectus excavatum | 1 | | Pectus carinatum | 1 | | Kyphoscoliosis | 1 | | Diaphragmatic hernia | 2 | | Pulmonary hypoplasia | 1 | | Dextroversion | 1 | | Pulmonary pathology | 15 | | Obstructive diseases | 6 | | COPD | 1 | | Asthma | 2 | | Air trapping and hyperinflation | 1 | | Emphysema | 1 | | Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | 1 | | Restrictive lung disease | 9 | | Fibrothorax | 1 | | Pneumonia | 2 | | Pneumonectomy | 2 | | Interstitial lung disease | 1 | | Unspecified restrictive disease | 1 | | Elevated right hemidiaphragm | 2 | | Cardiovascular pathology | 10 | | Pericarditis | 1 | | Endocarditis lenta | 1 | | Unfolded aorta | 1 | | Dilated ascending aorta | 1 | | DVT | 1 | | CVA | 1 | | Atrial fibrillation | 1 | | Coronary artery bypass grafting | 1 | | Acute myocardial infarct | 1 | | Edema lower limbs | 1 | | Oncologic pathology | 4 | | Lung carcinoma | 2 | | Benign tumor breast | 1 | | Carcinoid carcinoma | 1 | | Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome | 2 | | Reflux esophagitis/Barrett’s esophagus | 3 | | Epilepsy | 2 |
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Values are n. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DVT = deep vein thrombosis; CVA = cerebrovascular accident.
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