RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Risks of Tumor Embolization in the Presence of an Unrecognized Patent Foramen Ovale: Case Report
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 982
OP 984
VO 23
IS 6
A1 Horowitz, Michael Bruce
A1 Carrau, Ricardo
A1 Crammond, Donald
A1 Kanal, Emanuel
YR 2002
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/6/982.abstract
AB Summary: A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a fairly common septal defect in the general population. Paradoxical embolization through a PFO is a known cause of stroke. Preprocedural recognition of a PFO in a patient undergoing particulate arterial embolization can help reduce the risk of cerebral infarction.