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Hemodynamic, biological, and right ventricular functional changes following intraatrial shunt repair in patients with flow-induced pulmonary hypertension

Chih-Hsin Hsu^1,2, Jun-Neng Roan^1,3, Jieh-Neng Wang⁴, Chien-Chi Huang⁵, Chao-Jung Shih³, Jyh-Hong Chen^2,6, Jing-Ming Wu⁴, Chen-Fuh Lam^7,8

1 Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
3 Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
4 Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
5 Department of Anesthesiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
6 Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
7 Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
8 Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

* Corresponding Author: Chen-Fuh Lam, Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, 252, Wu-Xing Street, Taipei, 110 Taiwan. Email: