Complications of PFO Closure

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Periprocedural complications Late complications Cardiac perforation Device erosion Access site related complications; mainly hemorrhage Device embolization Device embolization Device endocarditis Arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation-heart block) Thrombus formation Fatal pulmonary emboli Device…

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When a PFO Is Discovered Incidentally

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Fig. 16.1 PFO size: diagrammatic (above) and TEE imaging (below) of the PFO. The septum primum overlaps septum secundum forming the tunnel of the PFO. The anatomic PFO size can…

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Orthodeoxia and Platypnea

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Cardiac  Intracardiac anatomical R- > L shunt as an isolated defect   PFO [7]   ASD   Atrial Septal Aneurysm [8]  Associated with a acquired structural abnormality which enhances, unveils and utilizes the…

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Patent Foramen Ovale and Divers

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© Springer-Verlag London 2015Zahid Amin, Jonathan M. Tobis, Horst Sievert and John D. Carroll (eds.)Patent Foramen Ovale10.1007/978-1-4471-4987-3_12 12. Patent Foramen Ovale and Divers Carla Canniffe1   and Kevin P. Walsh1   (1) Cardiology Department, The Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7,…

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Aging and Patent Foramen Ovale

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Fig. 4.1 Fetal echocardiogram showing the four chambers of the heart, with the open flap of the foramen ovale (arrow), bowing from the right atrium (RA) to the left atrium…

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Historical Perspective and Importance of PFO

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© Springer-Verlag London 2015Zahid Amin, Jonathan M. Tobis, Horst Sievert and John D. Carroll (eds.)Patent Foramen Ovale10.1007/978-1-4471-4987-3_1 1. Historical Perspective and Importance of PFO John F. RhodesJr.1   and Amanda Green2 (1) Department of Cardiology, Miami Children’s Hospital, 3100 SW 62…

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Normal, Abnormal, and Benign Nonepileptiform Electroencephalographic Activity and Patterns in Polysomnographic Recordings

May 28, 2017 by in RESPIRATORY Comments Off on Normal, Abnormal, and Benign Nonepileptiform Electroencephalographic Activity and Patterns in Polysomnographic Recordings

CME Recognizing Normal, Abnormal, and Benign Nonepileptiform Electroencephalographic Activity and Patterns in Polysomnographic Recordings Martina Vendrame, MD, PhD a, Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD b,* a Division of Clinical Neurophysiology and…

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Nuts and Bolts of Electroencephalography

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CME The Nuts and Bolts of Electroencephalography Charles M. Epstein, MD Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365A Clifton Road, Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA E-mail address: charles.epstein@emory.edu…

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