Implantable cardiac devices with patent foramen ovale-a risk factor for cardioembolic stroke?

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-162

  DeSimone, Christopher V ^a   DeSimone, Daniel C ^a   Patel, Nikhil A ^a,b   Friedman, Paul A ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravascular leads; Pacemaker defibrillator; Patent foramen ovale; Shunt; Stroke; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 84869867223     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9712-3     Document Type: Article

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