Patent foramen ovale management: Who should do what?

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-342

  Rigatelli, G ^a,b   Cardaioli, P ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b EndoCardioVascular Therapy Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptogenic stroke; Deep venous thrombosis; Migraine; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Platypnoea ortodeoxia syndrome; Transcatheter closure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 33847753890     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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