Early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in workers: role of standard and advanced echocardiography [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background and Purpose: In patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO), the Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) Score has been proposed as a method to estimate a patient-specific “
D. Kent +10 more
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Needle insertion in the foramen ovale [PDF]
We have read with great interest the article written by Grunert: “An alternative projection for fluoroscopic-guided needle insertion in the foramen ovale: technical note” [1]. As the authors have explained, the foramen ovale is not properly visualized under biplane fluoroscopy, making the insertion of the needle difficult to reach the Gasserian ...
Ignacio, Arrese, Enrique, Urculo
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RARE CLINICAL CASES OF PRENATAL ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF PREMATURE CLISURE OF THE FORAMEN OVALE
Intrauterine premature closure of the foramen ovale is a rare pathology. With antenatal closure of the foramen ovale, right ventricular heart failure develops.
Людмила Викторовна Абрамова +10 more
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A time-series study of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale: premature adoption? [PDF]
To evaluate the impact of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance in January 2005 and subsequent trial evidence on the adoption of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PCPFO).A retrospective time series study was ...
Angelini, GD, Hollingworth, W, Lew, KN
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Left atrial anomalous muscular band as incidental finding during video-assisted mitral surgery [PDF]
Congenital fibromuscular bands have been described inleft ventricle or right atrium and have been diagnosed by echocardiography and CT scan. The first report of anomalous band in the left atrium was described in 1897 by Rollestone (1).
Baldascino, Francesco +6 more
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Prognosis of Cryptogenic Stroke With Patent Foramen Ovale at Older Ages and Implications for Trials
Key Points Question Is the prognosis of cryptogenic transient ischemic attack and stroke in patients receiving medical treatment alone associated with the presence of patent foramen ovale and age?
S. Mazzucco, Linxin Li, P. Rothwell
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke [PDF]
"Patent foramen ovale and stroke Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a remnant of the fetal circulation whose role in the occurrence of ischemic stroke is now well established. Trancatheter PFO closure followed by long-term antiplatelet therapy reduces by approximately 60% compared to antithrombotic therapy alone, the risk of stroke recurrence in patients ...
Carlos J., Rodriguez, Shunichi, Homma
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Patent foramen ovale as the cause of recurrent embolic strokes. Case report
А clinical case of a young patient with recurrent ischemic strokes is presented. The problems of diagnostic embolic strokes are discussed. We set out the algorithm for identifying patients, in whom patent foramen ovale is the most probable cause of ...
Andrey L. Komarov +5 more
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Critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry in a neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]
ObjectiveCritical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening is effective in asymptomatic late preterm and term newborn infants with a low false-positive rate (0.035%).
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