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A rare case of paradoxical left sided endocarditis through patent foramen ovale
A 36 -year old woman IV drug abuser admitted with Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis (RSIE) as demonstrated by transthoracic echocardiogram. Patient was admitted 8 weeks later with recurrence of symptoms, moreover signs of systemic embolization were ...
George M. Yousef +3 more
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Abstract Introduction Pregnant people with congenital heart disease (CHD) are a growing patient population in obstetrics, yet evidence on the risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) has largely been limited to studies that lack specificity for CHD. We conducted this study to demonstrate the utility of distributed data networks for obstetric research ...
Elizabeth B. Sherwin +11 more
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Patent ductus arteriosus may contribute to persistent or reopened patent foramen ovale through secondary pulmonary hypertension and altered right‐sided cardiac pressures. Although concurrent PDA and PFO have not been clearly documented in veterinary medicine, comparative evidence from human literature supports a potential haemodynamic interaction ...
Amir Mohammad Barati
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Morphology of the patent arterial duct : features relevant to treatment [PDF]
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), one of the most common congenital heart defects, is an abnormal persistence of a patent lumen in the arterial duct due to an arrest of the natural process of closure after it has served its function as a vital channel ...
Ho, Siew Yen +2 more
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Patent foramen ovale and closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic stroke [PDF]
The patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common anatomical variant in humans (prevalence 25%). Most common asymptomatic (incidental), it can be a cause of a paradoxical embolic stroke.
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Follow-up of residual shunt after patent foramen ovale closure [PDF]
GRIPPI G +13 more
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Background: This randomized clinical trial compared rates of stroke or transient ischemic attack recurrence or death in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO) who received medical treatment with aspirin or warfarin. Materials and
Abdolhamid Shariat +4 more
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Closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary prevention of cerebrovascular events [PDF]
Stroke is the most debilitating cardiovascular event. It has a variety of causes that may be present simultaneously. In young or otherwise healthy people a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly searched for.
Wahl, Andreas, Meier, Bernhard
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Thrombus crossing through a patent foramen ovale
Paradoxical embolism across a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rare clinical entity and the thrombus is rarely caught passing through a PFO. A 65-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain.
DOĞAN, Ali +5 more
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Patent foramen ovale may be causal for the first stroke but unrelated to subsequent ischemic events
Studies with very long follow-up are scarce in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO).
Arnold, Marcel +27 more
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