title: Patent foramen ovale and its significance in the perioperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA. mrs21@columbia.edu
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sukernik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mets
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bennett-Guerrero
mesh_terms: D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative