Instant percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with acute myocardial infarction and normal coronary arteries

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-282

  Mehan, Vivek K ^a   Wahl, Andreas ^a   Walpoth, Nazan ^a   Meier, Bernhard ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amplatzer device; Interventional cardiology; Myocardial infarction; Patent foramen ovale; Percutaneous closure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; DEVICE; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 32544434559     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20582     Document Type: Article

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