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Increased Risk of Decompression Sickness When Diving With a Right-to-Left Shunt: Results of a Prospective Single-Blinded Observational Study (The “Carotid Doppler” Study)

Introduction: Divers with a patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) have an increased risk for decompression sickness (DCS) when diving with compressed breathing gas. The relative risk increase, however, is difficult to establish as the PFO status of divers is usually only determined after a DCS occurrence. Meth...

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Autores principales: Germonpré, Peter, Lafère, Pierre, Portier, William, Germonpré, Faye-Lisa, Marroni, Alessandro, Balestra, Costantino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8586212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34777020
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.763408