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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:580-581
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Intermittent cyanosis: unusual diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm

Cardiac Surgery Department, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, 21 rue Leblanc, 75908, Paris cedex 15, France

Received 11 October 2001; received in revised form 11 December 2001; accepted 17 December 2001.

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e-mail: jean-michelgrinda{at}egp.ap-hop-paris.fr

The authors report here an unusual case of an ascending aorta aneurysm diagnosed in the event of a check-up for a dyspnea with cyanosis. The right atrium compression by the aneurysm initiated a right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale.

Key Words: Ascending aortic aneurysm • Foramen ovale • Intermittent cyanosis