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Patent foramen ovale.

The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, 2009
A 42-year-old white man with good exercise tolerance comes in for a follow-up appointment. He had a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) to evaluate an apical systolic murmur heard on routine physical examination. TTE shows mild to moderate mitral regurgitation with normal function.
Mayank, Agrawal, Eugene S, Smith
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Patent Foramen Ovale and Hypoxemia

Cardiology Clinics
Although the most common clinical manifestations of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) are cryptogenic stroke and migraine with aura, PFO is also associated with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with hypoxemia out of proportion to the extent of pulmonary disease.
Ashley, Nguyen, Elaine, Nguyen, Preetham, Kumar   +2 more
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Patent foramen ovale and diving

Cardiology Clinics, 2005
Patency of the foramen ovale is a risk factor for DCS in SCUBA divers, even if they adhere to the currently accepted and used decompression tables. The primary cause of DCS, however, is the nitrogen bubble, not the PFO. There are a number of techniques any diver can use to minimize the occurrence of nitrogen bubbles after a dive.
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Migraine and Patent Foramen Ovale

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2014
Migraine is a widespread disorder with a large impact on society. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common occurrence, affecting about 25 % of the population. Observational studies report PFO to be more prevalent in patients with migraine with aura, and patients with migraine with aura have a higher incidence of PFO.
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Treatment of patent foramen ovale

EuroIntervention
After extensive debate, the percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been established as a first-line treatment for the secondary prevention of PFO-related stroke in patients between 18 and 60 years old, whereas the role of PFO closure for primary prevention remains controversial.
Christian, Pristipino, John, Carroll, Jean-Louis, Mas, Nina C, Wunderlich, Lars, Sondergaard   +4 more
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Patent foramen ovale

Heart, 1999
A 61 year old man presented with a cryptogenic cerebrovascular insult. Transoesophageal echocardiography (A) showed a patent foramen ovale (thin arrow). Agitated Haemaccel …
TUSHAR CHATTERJEE, BEAT AESCHBACHER, BERNHARD MEIER   +2 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale

2015
Luc Beauchesne, John Veinot
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FAT EMBOLISM AND PATENT FORAMEN OVALE

The Lancet, 1989
NIJSTEN, MWN, HAMER, JPM, TENDUIS, HJ, POSMA, JL   +3 more
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Patent Foramen Ovale

Cardiology Clinics
Amberlea Elliott, Andrew Huffer
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PATENT FORAMEN OVALE

Acta Paediatrica, 1966
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