Recurrent transient ischemic attacks in a patient with intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting detected after closure of a patent foramen ovale

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 775-777

  Unger, Philippe ^a   Stoupel, Eric ^a   Shadfar, Shahab ^a   Pandolfo, Massimo ^a   Blecic, Serge ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; TELANGIECTASIA, HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 3042792698     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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