Silent brain embolism during transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale: A transcranial Doppler study

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 328-331

  Morandi, Eva ^a   Anzola, G P ^b   Casilli, F ^c   Onorato, E ^c  

^a Ospedale di Montichiari   (Italy)

^b S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

^c Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Patent foramen ovale; Right to left shunt; Transcatheter closure; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; MALE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 37849185426     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0705-9     Document Type: Article

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