Transcatheter patent foramen ovale closure in spite of interatrial septum hypertrophy or lipomatosis: A case series

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Dell'Avvocata, Fabio ^a   Giordan, Massimo ^a   Ronco, Federico ^a   Braggion, Gabriele ^a   Schenal, Nella ^a   Aggio, Silvio ^a   Cardaioli, Paolo ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial septal defect; Catheter based closure; Echocardiography; Intravascular; Patent foramen ovale; Percutaneous

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERATRIAL SEPTUM HYPERTROPHY; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; LIPOMATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LIPOMATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75149167479     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832f4046     Document Type: Article

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