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Transesophageal Echocardiography for Quantifying Size of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Cryptogenic Cerebrovascular Events

Herwig Schuchlenz, Wolfgang Weihs, A Beitzke, Jörg-Ingolf Stein, Andreas Gamillscheg, Peter Rehak

Stroke · 2002 · 108 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

We conclude that 2D TEE measurement of a PFO size is more accurate than the traditionally used contrast technique.

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Patent Foramen Ovale Size and Embolic Brain Imaging Findings Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke

Michaela Steiner, Marco R. Di Tullio, Robert Gan et al. · Stroke · 1998 · 356 citations · Full text

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Shunichi Homma, Marco R. Di Tullio, Ralph L. Sacco et al. · Stroke · 1994 · 319 citations