Interatrial septum rupture during balloon measurement of a patent foramen ovale in a young patient presenting cryptogenic stroke

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-276

  Bonvini, Robert Francis ^a,b   Sigwart, Ulrich ^a   Verin, Vitali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complications pediatric cath intervention; Congenital heart disease in adults; Patent foramen ovale atrial septal defect; Transeptal cath

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT RIGHT SHUNT; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SKILL; STROKE;

ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS;

EID: 33846833886     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20969     Document Type: Article

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