Patent foramen ovale: the current state of play

Heart. 2015 Dec;101(23):1916-25. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307639. Epub 2015 Oct 20.
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Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Septum* / anatomy & histology
  • Atrial Septum* / embryology
  • Atrial Septum* / pathology
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Embolism / etiology
  • Embolism / prevention & control
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / complications
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / diagnosis
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / epidemiology
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / physiopathology
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Prevalence
  • Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
  • Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
  • Septal Occluder Device
  • Stroke* / etiology
  • Stroke* / prevention & control
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / methods