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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Procedure
Majalah Kardiologi Indonesia, 2021 Patent foramen ovale is strongly associated with cryptogenic stroke. Various clinical trials has shown the association between cryptogenic stroke and incidence of undelrying patent foramen ovale, these trials also shown the decrease of cryptogenic stroke
Arwin Saleh Mangkuanom, Doni Firman
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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 +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) +3 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke
Circulation Journal, 2016 A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is common and found in nearly 25% of healthy individuals. The majority of patients with PFO remain asymptomatic and they are not at increased risk for developing a stroke. The presence of PFO, however, has been found to be higher in patients with cryptogenic stroke, suggesting there may be a subset of patients with PFO who ...
Sun, Yee-Ping, Homma, Shunichi
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2016 Diseases associated with chronic hypoxaemia are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. Epidemiological data indicate that cardiovascular diseases contribute substantially to this problem, but the underlying mechanisms are ...
Emrush Rexhai +2 more
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 We present an extremely rare case of a patient with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism treated with percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy, complicated with stroke as a form of paradoxical embolism through a previously unknown patent foramen ovale ...
Marina López-Rubio +7 more
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Persistent hypoxemia after an asthma attack
The Ultrasound Journal, 2019 The presence of an unknown intracardiac shunt due to a patent foramen ovale may be an unusual cause of hypoxemia. We report the case of a patient who presented persistent hypoxemia after an adequate treatment for a severe asthma attack requiring ...
Cristian Deana +7 more
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Diagnosis of Patent Foramen Ovale
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2010 We read with great interest the improved echocardiographic diagnostic protocol for patent foramen ovale (PFO) by Rana et al. ([1][1]). We wish to highlight some relevant issues. Demonstrating the presence of PFO does not establish its etiopathogenic role in systemic embolization.
Sharma, Vijay K. +2 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Hypoxemia
Cardiology in Review, 2019 Patent foramen ovale (PFO), an embryonic remnant of the fetal circulation, is present in 20–25% of adults. Although recent observational studies and clinical trials have established the link between PFO-mediated right-to-left shunting with cryptogenic stroke and migraine with aura, the role of a PFO in exacerbating hypoxemic medical conditions (ie ...
Mojadidi, Mohammad K +11 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale: Story Closed? [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2019 The optimal treatment strategy for secondary prevention in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been a matter of controversy for decades. After three randomized trials failed to show a benefit of closure with an excess of complications in the interventional arm, two large recent trials suggest a benefit with regard of ...
Köhrmann, Martin +3 more
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