PRO: The incidental finding of a patent foramen ovale during cardiac surgery: should it always be repaired?
Argenziano
Michael
M
Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and surgeons, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia, New York, New York 10032, USA. ma66@columbia.edu
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment