Patent foramen ovale and decompression sickness in sports divers

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1622-1626

  Germonpre P ^a,b   Dendale, P ^c   Unger, P ^d   Balestra, C ^b,d  

^a QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Divers Alert Netwk Eur Benelux R   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diving adverse effects; Paradoxical embolism; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031958289     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.5.1622     Document Type: Article

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