Prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients with acute myocardial infarction and angiographically normal coronary arteries

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Crump, R
Shandling, AH
Van Natta, B
Ellestad, M
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[1] Long Beach Mem Med Ctr, Mem Med Ctr, Long Beach, CA 90801 USA
[2] Univ Calif Irvine, Orange, CA 92668 USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00772-4
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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There was no increased prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients with myocardial infarction and normal coronary arteries. This suggests that paradoxical embolism through this intra-atrial passage is an uncommon cause for this syndrome.
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