A Case of an Alpinist with a Patent Foramen Ovale and High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema at Moderate Altitude Georg Röggla, MD, Daniela Mandelburger, MD,

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A Case of an Alpinist with a Patent Foramen Ovale and High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema at Moderate Altitude Georg Röggla, MD, Daniela Mandelburger, MD, Bernadetta Moser, MD, Thomas Binder, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 18, Issue 4, (December 2007) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-LE-115.1 Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Patent foramen ovale (arrow). LA indicates left atrium; RA, right atrium; and AO, aorta (transesophageal echocardiography). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-LE-115.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions