Paradoxical embolization and patent foramen ovale in scuba divers: Screening possibilities;Paradoxní embolizace při foramen ovale patens u potápěčů: Možnosti screeningu

Vnitrni Lekarstvi

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-146

  Honěk, Tomáš ^a   Veselka, J ^a   Tomek, A ^a   Sramek M ^a   Januska J ^b   Sefc L ^c   Kerekes R ^d   Novotny S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^b Kardiocentrum Nemocnice Podlesí A S   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Lékařské Fakulty UK ^*

^e Hyperbarickd Komora a Poradna Pro Potáp e   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Decompression sickness; Patent foramen ovale; Scuba diving

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MORBIDITY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ADULT; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33947246028     PISSN: 0042773X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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