Browsing by Subject "Echocardiography, Doppler, Color"

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Embolization of patent foramen ovale closure devices: incidence, role of imaging in identification, potential causes, and management.

Goel, Sachin S; Aksoy, Olcay; Tuzcu, E Murat; Krasuski, Richard A; Kapadia, Samir R (Tex Heart Inst J, 2013)

Transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an alternative to antiplatelet or anticoagulative therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke, and it is associated with a small incidence of periprocedural sequelae. Because ...
Migraine headaches following mitral valvuloplasty: Koch's postulates finally satisfied?

Abernethy, Abraham; Ruiz-Rodriguez, Ernesto; Krasuski, Richard A (J Invasive Cardiol, 2013-06)

The relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine headache is a topic surrounded by much controversy. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman who underwent successful percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty ...