Transcatheter PFO closure with a prominent Eustachian valve

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-165

  Skowasch, D ^a   Peuster, M ^b   Andrie R ^a   Tiemann, K ^a   Luderitz B ^a   Bauriedel, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eustachian valve; Helex septal occluder; PFO; Transcatheter closure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN VALVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242272183     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-004-1049-1     Document Type: Article

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