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Patent Foramen Ovale

Patent Foramen Ovale

Paperback

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 3659832693
ISBN13: 9783659832697
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Pub
Published: Jan 25 2016
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
It has been suggested that up to 25% of the population have a previously undiagnosed patent foramen ovale (PFO), which would allow clot from the venous circulation to enter the arterial tree and cause an arterial embolus. Is PFO the real culprit ? The hypothesis is that, when a PFO is found with a peripheral arterial embolism, it increases the risk of a DVT causing an arterial embolism and that paradoxical embolus may account for a higher number of acute arterial emboli than has been recognised previously.

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