Contrast transesophageal three dimensional echocardiographic imaging for patent foramen ovale: a needful role?
We report a case of a 55-year-old male admitted for cardiogenic embolic ischemic stroke work up. A transesophageal (TE) echocardiography (E) with contrast study to rule out patent foramen ovale (PFO) was performed; two-dimensional (2D) analysis did not detect any bubbles passage during Valsalva man...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1278 |