Patent foramen ovale and unexplained ischemic cerebrovascular events in children

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 999-1007

  Benedik, Mirjana Perkovič ^a   Zaletel, Marjan ^a   Meglič, Nuška Pečarič ^a   Podnar, Tomaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Amplatzer; Closure; Stroke; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 38049068088     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21305     Document Type: Article

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