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Genetic profiling in acute myeloid leukemia [PDF]

, 2012
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Brewin, John, Chevassut, Timothy, Horne, Gillian   +2 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., Teoh, Hock L., Chan, Bernard P.L.   +2 more
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A Rare Presentation of Multi-Organ Embolism in a Multifactorial Hypercoagulable State: Case Report

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2021
Paradoxical embolism is an uncommon phenomenon, accounting for only 2% of all cases of systemic arterial embolism. This condition suggests the presence of a patent foramen ovale, present in 20% - 25% of the adult population.
Eva Brysch, Sara Salgado, António Carvalheira Santos, Cristina Bárbara   +3 more
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Early recurrent ischemic lesions in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale: an observational study [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Randomized controlled trials indicate that patent foramen ovate (PFO) closure reduces risk of stroke recurrence in patients with cryptogenic stroke and PFO. However, the optimal time point for PFO closure is unknown and depends on the risk of
Audebert, Heinrich J., Braemswig, Tim Bastian, Endres, Matthias, Erdur, Hebun, Fiebach, Jochen B., Nolte, Christian H., Scheitz, Jan F., Usnich, Tatiana   +7 more
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Obstructing Chiari Network Facilitating Blood Flow Across a Patent Foramen Ovale Causing Hypoxia

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A 36-year-old man with progressive dyspnea and hypoxia was found to have a large, partially fenestrated Chiari network accelerating blood flow through a patent foramen ovale with preservation of an embryonic right-to-left atrial flow pattern.
Rimmy Garg, MD, Tyler Wark, MD, John Dudley, MD, James Robertson, MD   +3 more
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Prevention of Paradoxical Cerebral Embolus with Protection System during Combination Right Atrial Clot Aspiration Thrombectomy and Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale

The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, 2021
In this technical case report, we describe a 41-year-old female with a history of breast cancer who was found to have a right atrial clot attached to the tip of her Port-A-Cath.
Jason Chiang, Sipan Mathevosian, Jamil Aboulhosn, John M Moriarty   +3 more
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Evaluation of critical congenital heart defects screening using pulse oximetry in the neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]

, 2017
ObjectiveTo evaluate the implementation of early screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and potential exclusion of sub-populations from universal screening.Study designProspective evaluation of ...
Allen, D, Assing, E, Axelrod, R, Blau, J, Chandra, S, Cohen, M, Fofah, O, Garg, LF, Giuliano, M, Govindaswami, B, Grazel, R, Hassinger, D, Hudome, S, Jegatheesan, P, Koppel, R, Kumar, P, Lakshminrusimha, S, Lohr, J, McClure, D, Spillane, N, Van Naarden Braun, K   +20 more
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Are we there yet with patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention in cryptogenic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

SAGE Open Medicine, 2019
Background: We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the benefit of patent foramen ovale closure in stroke prevention. Methods: We searched Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane central database for randomized control trials assessing the ...
Pradyumna Agasthi, Kantha Ratnam Kolla, Charan Yerasi, Sibghat Tullah, Venkata Siva Pulivarthi, Boshra Louka, Reza Arsanjani, Eric H Yang, Farouk Mookadam, F David Fortuin   +9 more
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Platypnea-orthodeoxia due to osteoporosis and severe kyphosis: a rare cause for dyspnea and hypoxemia

Heart International, 2011
Platypnea orthodeoxia is a rare disorder characterised by dyspnea and arterial desaturation, exacerbated by the upright position and relieved when the subject is recumbent.
Gerian C. Groenefeld, Claudius Teupe
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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, Bovi, P, Calabrò, Rs, Casoni, F, Cerrato, P, Costa, P, Dalla Volta, G, Del Sette, M, Del Zotto, E, Delodovici, Ml, Gandolfo, C, Giossi, A, Grassi, Mario, Iacoviello, L, Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults, Investigators, Lodigiani, C, M, Magoni, Musolino, R, Paciaroni, M, Padovani, A, Patella, R, Pezzini, A, Rasura, M, Rota, Ll, Spalloni, A, Toriello, A, Volonghi, I, Zini, A   +27 more
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