Interatrial septal mobility predicts larger shunts across patent foramen ovales: An analysis with transmitral Doppler scanning
Fox E, Picard M, Chow C, Levine R, Schwamm L, Kerr A. Interatrial septal mobility predicts larger shunts across patent foramen ovales: An analysis with transmitral Doppler scanning. American Heart Journal 2003, 145: 730-736. PMID: 12679772, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2003.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial septal aneurysmCryptogenic strokeDegree of rightLarge shuntBubble scoreMitral inflow profileCerebral ischemic eventsEtiology of strokeRight atrial pressurePatent foramen ovaleSaline contrast studySize of shuntHigh-intensity signalIschemic eventsParadoxical embolismAtrial pressureConsecutive patientsSeptal aneurysmPatent foramenSeptal motionForamen ovaleRisk factorsContrast studiesDoppler scanningPatients