Setting up a multidisciplinary program for management of patent foramen ovale-mediated syndromes

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-268

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a,b   Braggion, Gabriele ^a   Chinaglia, Maurizio ^a   Cardaioli, Paolo ^a   Roncon, Loris ^a   Giordan, Massimo ^a   Cuppini, Stefano ^a   Aggio, Silvio ^a   Bortolazzi, Alessandra ^a   Zonzin, Pietro ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Rovigo General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744757718     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: 15408183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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