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Falência do dispositivo Noblestitch após encerramento percutâneo de foramen ovale patente em um caso de síndrome de platipneia-ortodeoxia: será este dispositivo para todos os doentes?

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 36 (1), 2023

Comparison of right-to-left shunt characteristics in cryptogenic embolic ischemic stroke and non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (10), 2021
Abstract Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been considered a potential mechanism of embolic stroke of undetermined origin. Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify the features of the right-to-left shunt (RLS) in patients with undetermined embolic ischemic stroke and compare the...

Foramen oval persistente como causa de hipoxemia persistente en un paciente con neumonía grave COVID-19. Reporte de un caso

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (7), 2021
In patients with severe COVID-19, it has been proposed as mechanism of respiratory failure, intra and extrapulmonary shunt. However, there are no reported or documented cases of this mechanism. Also, there are studies showing this mechanism is not relevant. In this report, we present the case of a patien...

Trombo a través de foramen oval permeable: embolia paradojal cerebral y factores de alto riesgo de recurrencia. Caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (10), 2018
Abstract: Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is one of the most frequent congenital defects in adults. Its prevalence in middle-aged adults is close to 25-30% and may cause paradoxical embolic phenomena. We report a 45 years old male admitted for an ischemic stroke with an occlusion of the left terminal internal...

Updated meta-analysis on the closure of patent foramen ovale in reduction of stroke rates: the defense-pfo trial does not change the scenario

Abstract Objective: We aimed to analyze whether patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure reduces the risk of stroke, assessing also some safety outcomes after the publication of a new trial. Introduction: The clinical benefit of closing a PFO has been an open question, so it is necessary to review the curren...

Closure of patent foramen ovale versus medical therapy after cryptogenic stroke: meta-analysis of five randomized controlled trials with 3440 patients

Abstract Objective: We aimed to determine whether patent foramen ovale closure reduces the risk of stroke, also assessing some safety outcomes. Introduction: The clinical benefit of closing a patent foramen ovale after a cryptogenic stroke has been an open question for several decades, so that it is ne...

Síndrome de May Thurner con accidente cerebrovascular isquémico y foramen oval permeable
May Thurner syndrome with ischemic cerebrovascular accident and permeable oval foramen

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Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (5), 2017
La asociación de accidente cerebral isquémico con foramen oval permeable, no ha sido extensamente estudiada, y frecuentemente el sitio de origen de la embolia no se detecta a pesar de los estudios de rutina. Se presenta el caso de un paciente joven con accidente cerebral vascular isquémico y foramen o...

Severe fat embolism in perioperative abdominal liposuction and fat grafting

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Fat embolism syndrome may occur in patients suffering from multiple trauma (long bone fractures) or plastic surgery (liposuction), compromising the circulatory, respiratory and/or central nervous systems. This report shows the evolution of severe fat embolism syndrom...

Oclusão de artéria central da retina associada ao forame oval patente

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (5), 2014
Oclusão da artéria central da retina é uma doença comumente encontrada em pacientes idosos, mas pode também ser vista em crianças e adultos jovens. Nestes, as principais causas são anomalias cardíacas, sendo o forame oval patente o mais observado. O objetivo do trabalho é relatar o caso de um pa...