Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5612974 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The simultaneous presence of both leftward bulging of the interatrial septum and dense contrast filling of the region in the right atrium, adjacent to the interatrial septum, is a prerequisite for PFO detection, and if either characteristic is missing, the injection is inconclusive.
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Authors
Magnus C. MD, PhD, Peter MD, PhD, Cecilia Wallentin MD, PhD, Mikael MD, PhD,