Migraine-patent foramen ovale connection: Role of prominent eustachian valve and large chiari network in migrainous patients

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 458-461

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a,b   Dell'Avvocata, Fabio ^a   Cardaioli, Paolo ^a   Giordan, Massimo ^a   Braggion, Gabriele ^a   Aggio, Silvio ^a   Roncon, Loris ^a   Chinaglia, Mauro ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac anatomy; Echocardiography; Patent foramen ovale; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CHIARI NETWORK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN VALVE; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; VEIN VALVE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VALVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART ATRIA; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 59049084820     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31816e189d     Document Type: Article

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