Patent foramen ovale closure for stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral embolism, migraine, and hypoxemia /
Patent foramen ovale closure for stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral embolism, migraine, and hypoxemia / edited by M. Khalid Mojadidi, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States, Bernhard Meier, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Jonathan Tobis, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States. - xiii, 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
"Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Peripheral Embolism, Migraine, and Hypoxemia is a complete reference covering the association between Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and numerous clinical conditions. It provides a background on the topic of PFO including embryology, anatomy and physiology. It fully examines the diagnosis and imaging assessment of PFO and discusses the data linking PFO to various clinical conditions including stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral embolism, migraine, hypoxemia, decompression sickness, Raynaud's phenomenon and vasospasm. It includes perspectives that focus on future outlooks on PFO closure and where the field is headed in terms of PFO closure indications. It is the perfect reference book for cardiology researchers, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, general practitioners and medical professionals that are interested in current safety and technical aspects of the field and are interested in the future outlooks on PFO closure"--
9780128169667
616.12 / P295