Giornale italiano di cardiologia
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Comparative Study
[Presence of patent foramen ovale in different heart diseases: incidence in 211 consecutive patients studied by transesophageal echocardiography].
Contrast echocardiography during the decompression phase of the Valsalva manoeuvre in course of transesophageal echo study is the ideal method to identify patent foramen ovale. ⋯ This study indicates that patent foramen ovale is a common finding in different cardiac pathologies and frequent in mitral valve prolapse and even more in atrial septal aneurysm. In case of peripheral embolism of likely cardiac origin, the patency of the foramen ovale must be recognized, especially when these two latter cardiac anomalies are identified.
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Comparative Study
[Cardiological evaluation in the preparation for vascular surgery].