Randomized study comparing mechanical with electronic 2-dimensional intracardiac ultrasound monitoring (MEDIUM) during percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in adult patients with cryptogenic stroke

Echocardiography

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 496-503

  Zanchetta, Mario ^a,b   Pedon, Luigi ^a   Olivieri, Armando ^a   Benacchio, Luca ^a  

^a Department of Cardiovascular Disease ^*  (Italy)

^b Riva Ospedale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Cerebrovascular event; Intracardiac echocardiography; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CRYPTOGENIC STROKE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049134103     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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