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Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Patent Foramen Ovale and Their Embolic Implications
Author(s) -
Stefano de Castro,
Domenico Cartoni,
Marco Fiorelli,
Maurizia Rasura,
A. Anzini,
E. Zanette,
Mario Beccia,
Claudio Colonnese,
Francesco Fedele,
Cesare Fieschi,
Natesa G. Pandian
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.10.2407
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , stroke (engine) , paradoxical embolism , cardiology , confidence interval , embolism , migraine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has detected a high prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in stroke patients, but the clinical implications of the distinctive characteristics of this patency are still a matter of debate.

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