Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical embolism: Long-term risk of recurrent thromboembolic events

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 893-898

  Windecker, Stephan ^a   Wahl, Andreas ^a   Chatterjee, Tushar ^a   Garachemani, Ali ^a   Eberli, Franz R ^a   Seiler, Christian ^a   Meier, Bernhard ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Embolism; Foramen ovale; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034003573     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.8.893     Document Type: Article

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