Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism: Periprocedural results and midterm risk of recurrent neurologic events

American Heart Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 356-360

  Balbi, Manrico ^a   Casalino, Laura ^a   Gnecco, Giovanni ^a   Bezante, Gian Paolo ^a   Pongiglione, Giacomo ^b   Marasini, Maurizio ^b   Del Sette, Massimo ^a   Barsotti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; EMBOLISM; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47649097995     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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