Patent foramen ovale as a cause of paradoxical embolism in scuba divers;Foramen ovale patens jako příčina paradoxní embolizace u sportovních potápěčů

Cor et Vasa

Volumn 48, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 286-288

  Honěk, Tomáš ^a   Veselka, Josef ^a   Tomek, Aleš ^a   Šrámek, Martin ^a   Januška, Jaroslav ^b   Šefc, Luděk ^c   Kerekeš, Roman ^d   Novotný, Štěpán ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b Podlesí Hospital a s T inec   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Associated Health Care Center   (Czech Republic)

^e Hyperbaric Chamber and Scuba Diver Councel Center   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Patent foramen ovale; Scuba diving

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIP; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33749441621     PISSN: 00108650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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