The role of echocardiography in diagnosis, monitoring closure and post-procedural assessment of patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Davison, Paul ^a   Clift, Paul F ^a   Steeds, Richard P ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Patent foramen ovale; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MONITORING; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 78649368570     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq120     Document Type: Review

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