Thomas Bashore, MD

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May 01, 2006
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The patent foramen ovale and neurologic events

The persistently patent foramen ovale has been implicated in a variety of neurologic and embolic events, including transient ischemic attacks and stroke, decompression illness in divers, platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, and systemic embolization in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.