Patent foramen ovale morphology and impact on percutaneous device closure

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-65

  El Said, H G ^a   McMahon, C J ^b   Mullins, C E ^b   Pignatelli, R H ^b   Grifka, R G ^b   Nihill, M R ^b   Vincent, J A ^c  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Arizona Pediatric Cardiology Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Patent foramen ovale; Stroke; Transcatheter

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PROSTHESIS; PUNCTURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHUNTING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CHILD; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17844402994     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-004-0686-5     Document Type: Article

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