Intracardiac echocardiography and transcranial Doppler ultrasound to guide closure of patent foramen ovale

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-96

  Zanchetta, Mario ^a,c   Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Onorato, Eustaquio ^b  

^a Cittadella General Hospital   (Italy)

^b Clinica S Rocco   (Italy)

^c Dipto Malattie Cardiovascolari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amplatzer PFO Occluder; Contrast transcranial Doppler; Intracardiac echocardiography; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; SHUNTING; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0037327570     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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