Transesophageal Echocardiography for Quantifying Size of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Cryptogenic Cerebrovascular Events | Zendy

Herwig Schuchlenz | Zendy; Wolfgang Weihs | Zendy; A Beitzke | Zendy; Jörg-Ingolf Stein | Zendy; Andreas Gamillscheg | Zendy; Peter Rehak | Zendy

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Transesophageal Echocardiography for Quantifying Size of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Cryptogenic Cerebrovascular Events

Author(s) -

Herwig Schuchlenz,

Wolfgang Weihs,

A Beitzke,

Jörg-Ingolf Stein,

Andreas Gamillscheg,

Peter Rehak

Publication year - 2002

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/hs0102.100883

Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , balloon , shunting , cardiology , catheter , paradoxical embolism , stroke (engine) , balloon catheter , radiology , percutaneous , mechanical engineering , engineering

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a risk factor for paradoxical embolism, and severe shunting and wide opening of PFO are risk factors for severe and recurrent cerebrovascular events. Neither contrast echocardiography nor 2-dimensional (2D) measurement of PFO size have been validated or compared with invasive balloon sizing.

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