Differential diagnosis between patent foramen ovale and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in two patients with previous cryptogenic stroke caused by presumed paradoxical embolism

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 845-846

  Chessa, Massimo ^a   Drago, Manuela ^a   Krantunkov, Pencho ^a   Bini, Margherita Roberta ^a   Butera, Gianfranco ^a   De Rosa, Gabriella ^a   Bossone, Eduardo ^a   Carminati, Mario ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036694725     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.120289     Document Type: Article

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