Risk of decompression illness among 230 divers in relation to the presence and size of patent foramen ovale

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1014-1020

  Torti, Sandra Rea ^a   Billinger, Michael ^a   Schwerzmann, Markus ^a   Vogel, Rolf ^a   Zbinden, Rainer ^a   Windecker, Stephan ^a   Seiler, Christian ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decompression illness; Diving; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVER; DIVING; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042759490     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.04.028     Document Type: Article

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