Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2007
Patent foramen ovale and unexplained ischemic cerebrovascular events in children.
To consider the role of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in ischemic cerebrovascular event of unknown cause in children. ⋯ It appears that the role of PFO in ischemic cerebrovascular event of unknown cause in children may be underestimated. Contrast TCD with VM is a sensitive, noninvasive method for PFO detection, proved in our experience particularly suitable for children. In children with unexplained ischemic cerebrovascular event and presumed paradoxical embolism, percutaneous PFO closure should be considered.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2007
Case ReportsParadoxical emboli through the patent foramen ovale as the suspected cause of myocardial and renal infarction in a 48-year-old woman.
We review the case of a 48-year-old woman who underwent elective percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure following successive renal and myocardial infarction with normal renal and coronary arteries, probably as a consequence of paradoxical emboli.