Ischemic strokes and patent foramen ovale (PFO) are two common conditions. PFO is more
commonly found in patients with cryptogenic strokes, the largest subset of patients with …

Transcatheter closure has been widely accepted as a highly effective way to treat abnormal
blood flows and/or embolization of thrombus in the heart. It allows the closure of four types of …

Secundum atrial septal defects (ASD) represent 6–10% of all congenital cardiac anomalies.
ASD leads to a left to right shunt which in turn produces right sided cardiac volume overload …

Resumen Aproximadamente el 30-40% de los accidentes cerebrovasculares isquémicos
son clasificados como criptogénicos y el foramen oval permeable se reconoce como una …

BACKGROUND: Although generally safe, transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure
typically involves catheter exchanges and manipulations within the left atrium (LA) that may …

The foramen ovale is pivotal during intrauterine life and facilitates the passage of
oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetal circulatory system. The blood flow from the …

Se realizó una búsqueda general de revisiones sistemáticas asociadas al tema de “Bipolar
affective disorder”. Las bases de datos utilizadas fueron: Cochrane database of systematic …

La conformazione anatomica del setto inter-atriale, per quanto morfologicamente semplice,
è la risultante di un articolato processo embriogenetico, che svolge un ruolo essenziale per …

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an evolutionary mechanism designed to allow blood
oxygenated by the placenta to pass through the fetal right atrium and directly enter the left …

Background: Fenestration in the modified Fontan operation allows right-to-left shunting,
which reduces the Fontan pathway pressure and improves cardiac output. However, on …