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PFOS and PFOA exposure induces liver injury and sex-dependent immune effects in C57BL/6 mice. [PDF]

open access: yesiScience
Blais A   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Potential Faces of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO PFO)

Echocardiography, 2010
Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is diagnosed on echocardiography by saline contrast study with or without color Doppler evidence of shunting. PFO is benign except when it causes embolic events. Methods and Results: In this report, we describe unique additional manifestations related to the diagnosis and presentation of PFO.
Tasneem Z Naqvi   +2 more
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PFO management: Neurologists vs cardiologists

Neurology, 2005
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with stroke, particularly in younger patients without another identifiable etiology. Therapeutic options available include antiplatelet medications, warfarin, surgical closure, or percutaneous closure, yet there have been no adequate head-to-head trials to guide management decisions.1 We conducted a survey of ...
Steven R, Messé   +3 more
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Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)

2006
Based on available toxicity data, protective screening-level concentrations of PFOS were calculated for aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Using the Great Lakes Initiative, water concentrations of PFOS were calculated to protect aquatic plants and animals. The screening plant value (SPV) protective of aquatic algae and macrophytes was calculated as 2.3
Susan A, Beach   +3 more
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PFO Closure for Cryptogenic Stroke

Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 2015
A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common finding in the general population and has been theorized to be a mechanism for ischemic stroke primarily due to a deep venous thrombus embolizing through the shunt into the arterial circulation. There has been much debate regarding the association between PFO and stroke, especially in the case of a cryptogenic ...
Sabreena J, Gillow, Vivien H, Lee
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ASDs and PFO

2017
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the defect of interatrial septum, there are four types of ASD: 1. ASD ostium secundum type, 2. ASD ostium primum type, 3. ASD sinus venosus, 4. Unroofing coronary sinus.
Hakimeh Sadeghian, Zahra Savand-Roomi
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PFO Closure for Cryptogenic Stroke

New England Journal of Medicine, 2018
PFO Closure for Cryptogenic Stroke This interactive feature about prevention of recurrent stroke offers a case vignette accompanied by essays that support recommending either surgery to close a patent foramen ovale or medical therapy and lifestyle changes alone.
Michael Y, Mi   +2 more
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PFO Device Closure

2009
Device closure of PFO remains a relatively controversial topic in those with otherwise normal hearts. In this patient population.
Lisa Bergersen   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

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