Role of patent foramen ovale and of the Eustaquian valve in the trhomboembolic events;Papel do forame oval patente e da válvula de Eustáquio nos eventos tromboembólicos

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 2 A, 2006, Pages 245-248

  Magalhães, Elza ^a,b,e   Torreão, Jorge ^c   Costa, Nila ^b   Freitas, Nelmacy ^d   Melo, Ailton ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Portugues   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Santa Isabel   (Brazil)

^d HOSPITAL SÃO RAFAEL   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eustachian valve; Paradoxical emboli; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 33745583857     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000200014     Document Type: Article

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