RT Book, Section
A1 Bijan, Siassi
A2 Siassi, Bijan
A2 Noori, Shahab
A2 Acherman, Ruben J.
A2 Wong, Pierre C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161424271
T1 Shunts Through a Patent Foramen Ovale*
T2 Practical Neonatal Echocardiography
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260123135
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161424271
RD 2024/10/15
AB A  patent  foramen  ovale,  patent  ductus  arteriosus,  and  patent  ductus  venosus  are  the  three  vital  fetal  channels  that  ensure  a  normal  fetal  circulation.  Right-to-left  shunting  through  the  foramen  ovale  significantly  contributes  to  the  output  of  the  left  ventricle,  which  functions  in  parallel  with  the  right  ventricle  to  ensure  normal  fetal  cardiac  output.  This  chapter  focuses  on  the  important  role  of  the  patent  foramen  ovale  in  the  fetus,  and  its  function  and  impact  in  postnatal  life.  Of  note,  this  chapter  will  not  address  other  types  of  atrial  defects  producing  interatrial  shunting  in  neonates  with  congenital  heart  disease.  This  topic  will  be  addressed  in  Chapter  15.