Importance of saline contrast transthoracic echocardiography for evaluating large right-to-left shunt in patent foramen ovale associated with cryptogenic stroke

Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an effective therapy for preventing recurrent stroke in very specific patient cohorts, such as cryptogenic stroke (CS). The identification of high-risk PFO, which is more likely to be linked to CS, is essential. This study aimed to assess the ac...

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Autores principales: Takaya, Yoichi, Nakayama, Rie, Akagi, Teiji, Yokohama, Fumi, Miki, Takashi, Nakagawa, Koji, Toh, Norihisa, Ito, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8926986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34546456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10554-021-02418-6

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