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Integration of the Comprehensive Physical Examination and Diagnostic Tools in Clinical Cardiology
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
Regina Wilson +3 more
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Migraine and patent foramen ovale: correlation, coexistence, dependence. A narrative review
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.Plain Language Summary This review looked at what scientists know about the connection between migraine and a small heart opening called a patent foramen ovale (PFO). It showed that people with migraine, especially with aura, often have PFO, but it is not certain whether closing this heart opening helps prevent strokes in these patients.
Olga Grodzka +5 more
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Paradoxical Embolization in an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patient
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2007 Cystic fibrosis patients with an implantable venous access device (IVAD) and a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are at an increased risk of developing paradoxical embolism.
Nabil M Al Lawati, Pearce Wilcox
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Classification of Platelet‐Activating Anti‐Platelet Factor 4 Disorders
International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The prototypic anti‐platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorder—heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT)—features immunoglobulin G (IgG) class antibodies that activate platelets, monocytes, and neutrophils in a mainly heparin‐dependent fashion via Fcγ receptor‐dependent cellular activation.
Theodore E. Warkentin
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Unusual presentation of basilar artery stroke secondary to patent foramen ovale: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction We report a case of a patient presenting with neuropsychiatric manifestations secondary to paradoxical embolism Case presentation Unexplained rapid onset of confusion with amnesia and minimal neurological deficits can be a manifestation of ...
Salam Abdul +2 more
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Patent foramen ovale and stroke: prognosis and treatment in young adults. [PDF]
, 2005 A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found with increased frequency in patients with stroke of undetermined origin but the significance and therapeutic implications of this observation remain unclear.
Cramer, Steven C
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Interaction between proatherosclerotic factors and right-to-left shunt on the risk of cryptogenic stroke: the Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults. [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: To explore the interaction effects between cardiac interatrial right-to-left shunt (RLS) and proatherosclerotic factors on the risk of brain ischaemia. Design: Multicentre Italian caseecontrol study. Setting: University hospitals. Participants:
A, Adami +27 more
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Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Atrial esophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but life‐threatening complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, linked to thermal injuries by conventional radiofrequency (RF) and cryo‐balloon (CB) ablation techniques. AEF risk can be mitigated by considering several measures such as tailored power settings of ablation technique, mechanical ...
Muhammed Ibrahim Erbay +6 more
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Paradoxical Air Embolism in Spinal Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review
Brazilian NeurosurgeryAir embolism (AE) is a subtype of embolism, caused by the entry of air into the vascular system. It is a predominantly iatrogenic complication, and its symptomatic form is severe, although uncommon.
Guilherme José Miotto +6 more
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