Patent foramen ovale screening by ear oximetry in divers

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 286-290

  Billinger, Michael ^a   Schwerzmann, Markus ^a   Rutishauser, Wilhelm ^a   Wahl, Andreas ^a   Windecker, Stephan ^a   Meier, Bernhard ^a   Seiler, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIVER; EAR OXIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; DIVING; EAR; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OXIMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84872027695     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.09.030     Document Type: Article

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