title: Catheter occlusion of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a patient 65 years old with paradoxical ischemic stroke: 2-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, Iatrikon Medical Center, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: vthanop@otenet.gr.
authors.forename: Basil Vasilios D
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Thanopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Pediatric Cardiology, Iatrikon Medical Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papaioannou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: device closure; pulmonary arteriovenous fistula; transient ischemia