The percutaneous treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale, an effective and safe therapeutic choice

• Authors: S. Evola , R. Trovato , B. Kauroo , L. Alioto , V. Sucato , A. Quagliana , S. Magro , R. Tona , G. Novo , G. Andolina , P. Assennato , S. Novo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Keywords

EN

Patent foramen ovale; Cryptogenic stroke; Percutaneous closure

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 638-643

Dates

published

1 - 10 - 2013

online

18 - 9 - 2013

Contributors

author

S. Evola

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

R. Trovato

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

B. Kauroo

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

L. Alioto

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

V. Sucato

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

A. Quagliana

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

S. Magro

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

R. Tona

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

G. Novo

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

G. Andolina

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

P. Assennato

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

author

S. Novo

• Cardiovascular Disease, Centre for the Early Diagnosis of Preclinical and Multifocal Atherosclerosis and for Secondary Prevention — University of Palermo and Division of Cardiology — University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Palermo, Italy

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-013-0209-y