Clinical significance of fossa ovalis membrane aneurysm in adults with cardioembolic cerebral ischemia

Autor: Jay S. Meisner, Arzu Ilercil, Jamshid Shirani, Joel A. Strom, Chee-Jen Chang, Pugazhendi Vijayaraman, Aung Hla, Marco Gentilucci, Polina Metveyeva
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: The American journal of cardiology. 80(1)
ISSN: 0002-9149
Popis: Fossa ovalis membrane aneurysm was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography in 45 of 134 consecutive patients (34%) with embolic cerebrovascular ischemic events. A potential cardiovascular source of embolism, other than the fossa ovalis membrane aneurysm, was found in 91% of these patients (41 of 45).
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