Patent foramen ovale - "Back door" to the brain, even in kids

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1008-1009

  Latson, Larry A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NOTE; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; SHUNTING; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 38049036337     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21440     Document Type: Note

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