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Searching for patent foramen ovale in a 44-year-old female patient after ischemic stroke – diagnostic problems

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with the occurrence of cryptogenic strokes in young patients. Transesophageal echocardiography with contrast is the established standard in PFO diagnostics. We present the case of a 44-year-old female patient after ischemic stroke, in whom PFO was not detecte...

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Autores principales: Zalewska-Adamiec, Małgorzata, Kralisz, Paweł, Bachórzewska-Gajewska, Hanna, Dobrzycki, Sławomir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27516797
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2016.61058