Malposition of a venous extracorporal life support cannula in a patent foramen ovale [PDF]
A. Reichelt +3 more
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Life-threatening paradoxical thromboembolism in a patient with patent foramen ovale [PDF]
Antonio Rizza +10 more
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Transcatheter closure of Ventricular Septal defects in Malta : initial experience [PDF]
Ventricular septal defects (VSD) consist of deficiencies of the wall separating the two ventricles. VSDs are the commonest congenital cardiac defects. Small VSDs rarely require intervention, however, larger defects cause ventricular volume overload with ...
Aquilina, Oscar +6 more
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Transcranial doppler ultrasonography should it be the first choice for persistent foramen ovale screening? [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Persistent foramen ovale (PFO) is considered a cause of cryptogenic stroke and a risk factor for neurological events in young patients. The reference standard for identifying a PFO is contrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography (TEE ...
Anna Kabłak-Ziembicka +9 more
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Management of PFO in paradoxical embolic stroke with hemorrhagic conversion: a case report
A paradoxical embolism is defined as a venous thrombus that crosses through a heart defect, into the systemic circulation, usually through a patent foramen ovale. Treatment varies between closure of patent foramen ovale vs.
Michael Sabina +4 more
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Embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS) in patients with atrial septum defect and patent foramen ovale: difference and similarities [PDF]
Introduction Paradoxical embolism from right-to-left shunt through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a well-characterized cause of embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS).
DELABAYS, C.
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Correlation between patent foramen ovale, cerebral "lesions" and neuropsychometric testing in experienced sports divers: does diving damage the brain? [PDF]
SCUBA diving exposes divers to decompression sickness (DCS). There has been considerable debate whether divers with a Patent Foramen Ovale of the heart have a higher risk of DCS because of the possible right-to-left shunt of venous decompression bubbles ...
Balestra, C., Germonpré, P.
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Hypoxemia
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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ICTUS ISQUÉMICO EN PUÉRPERA SECUNDARIO A EMBOLISMO PARADÓJICO
El infarto cerebral durante el embarazo o puerperio es una complicación grave que causa alta morbimortalidad materna. Presentamos el caso de una mujer previamente sana, de 32 años de edad, que sufrió embolismo cerebral posparto.
Ana Isabel Padilla Pérez +3 more
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