CON: The incidental finding of a patent foramen ovale during cardiac surgery: should it always be repaired?
Flachskampf
Frank A
FA
Med.Klinik 2, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. frank.flachskampf@rzmail.uni-erlangen.de
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; 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