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Patent Foramen Ovale and Cryptogenic Stroke [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 2013
To the Editor: The articles by Meier et al.1 and Carroll et al.2 and the corresponding editorial by Messe and Kent3 (March 21 issue) illustrate a major problem in clinical trials. When it is not obvious which of two therapies is better, sufficient numbers of events are essential to reach a conclusion.
Christian, Pristipino, Francesco, Bedogni, Alberto, Cremonesi   +2 more
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Percutaneous Closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale on Right Ventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
Right ventricular infarction can precipitate severe right-to-left shunting and refractory hypoxia from a previously dormant patent foramen ovale. Right ventricle mechanical circulatory support and patent foramen ovale closure can play a crucial role in ...
Abhinav Saxena, MD, Paul Saunders, MD, Robert Frankel, MD, Michael Friedman, MD, Aleksandar Adzic, MD, Norbert Moskovits, MD, Jignesh Patel, MD, Shivani Verma, MD, Jacob Shani, MD, Gerald Hollander, MD   +9 more
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Vascular air embolism during percutaneous nephrolithotomy without pneumopyelogram: a case report of successful rescue

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Vascular air embolism (VAE) is a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Paradoxical air embolization resulting from VAE may be more likely to occur in patients with an atrial-septal defect, such as patent foramen ovale.
Junlong Zhang, Hongle He, Chengqiang Mo, Zhenhua Chen, Shuangjian Jiang   +4 more
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Petechial Rash and Glomerulonephritis

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Patent foramen ovale device closure is rarely associated with complications. This case report is believed to be the first description of a patient with infective endocarditis of a patent foramen ovale closure device presenting as glomerulonephritis. This
William John Jenner, PhD, Gayathri Rajakaruna, PhD, George Asimakopoulos, PhD, Mary Lynch, MD   +3 more
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Epidemiological characteristics of congenital heart disease in infants from 2009 to 2018 in Chongming District， Shanghai

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022
ObjectiveTo describe the incidence and distribution characteristics of congenital heart disease in newborns， and to analyze the trend of the notification rate from 2009 to 2018 in Chongming District， Shanghai.MethodsBased on the shanghai birth defects ...
SUN Yulan, CHE Beibei, HE Liyun, QIN Hui, LI Wenxian, LI Bingying, XU Biao, ZHU Liping   +7 more
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Embolic strokes of undetermined source: prevalence and patient features in the ESUS Global Registry [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Recent evidence supports that most non-lacunar cryptogenic strokes are embolic. Accordingly, these strokes have been designated as embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS).
Ameriso, Sebastian F, Arauz, Antonio, Berkowitz, Scott D, Bosch, Jackie, Brouns, Raf, Connolly, Stuart J, Coutinho, Jonathan, Cunha, Luis, Gagliardi, Rubens J, Giruparajah, Mohana, Hankey, Graeme J, Hart, Robert G, Kasner, Scott E, Kitagawa, Kazuo, Lavallee, Philippa, Mattina, Katie R, Muir, Keith, O\u2019Donnell, Martin J, Perera, Kanjana S, Pieroni, Alessio, Shamalov, Nikolay, Swaminathan, Balakumar, Vanassche, Thomas, Vastagh, Ildiko, Vermehren, Philipp, Wang, Yongjun, Yoon, Byung-Woo, Yperzeele, Laetitia   +27 more
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Stroke and migraine is there a possible comorbidity? [PDF]

, 2016
The association between migraine and stroke is still a dilemma for neurologists. Migraine is associated with an increased stroke risk and it is considered an independent risk factor for ischaemic stroke in a particular subgroup of patients.
Del Balzo, Francesca, Duse, Marzia, Nicita, Francesco, Occasi, Francesca, Papetti, Laura, Properzi, Enrico, Spalice, Alberto, Zicari, Anna Maria   +7 more
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An unusual case of upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2020
Acute limb ischemia in young adults warrants thorough investigation to determine the underlying cause. Here, we present a case of acute upper limb ischemia in a marathon runner secondary to paradoxical embolism.
William Gondoputro, MBBS, BSc (Adv), Saissan Rajendran, MBBS, MS, FRACS, David Celermajer, MBBS, PhD, DSc, FRACP, FAA, Raffi Qasabian, MBBS, BSc, FRACS   +3 more
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Critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry in a neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]

, 2014
ObjectiveCritical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening is effective in asymptomatic late preterm and term newborn infants with a low false-positive rate (0.035%).
Carrion, V, Lakshminrusimha, S, Manja, V, Mathew, B   +3 more
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Early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in workers: role of standard and advanced echocardiography [PDF]

, 2018
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) still remains the main cause of morbidity and mortality and consequently early diagnosis is of paramount importance. Working conditions can be regarded as an additional risk factor for CVD. Since different aspects of the job
Capotosto, Lidia, DE SIO, Simone, Massoni, Francesco, Ricci, Serafino, Vitarelli, Antonio   +4 more
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