Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke: Case Presentations and Review of the Literature

Although individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at increased risk for stroke, the underlying pathophysiology is incompletely understood. Intracardiac shunting via a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with cryptogenic stroke in individuals without SCD. Recent evidence suggests that PFOs...

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Autores principales: Razdan, Sheila, Strouse, John J., Naik, Rakhi, Lanzkron, Sophie, Urrutia, Victor, Resar, Jon R., Resar, Linda M. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/516705

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3730376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/516705

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