Patent foramen ovale in scuba divers. A report of two cases and a brief review of the literature

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-76

  Chessa, Massimo ^a   Clai, Francesco ^a   Vigna, Carlo ^b   Butera, Gianfranco ^a   Negura, Diana Gabriela ^a   Giamberti, Alessandro ^a   Bossone, Edoardo ^c,d   Carminati, Mario ^a  

^a IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^b Cardiology Department   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ISBEM Cittadella della Ricerca   (Italy)

Author keywords

Patent foramen ovale; Stroke; Transcatheter techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 19844372269     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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