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A modified Valsalva maneuver increases the detection rate of patent foramen ovale in transcranial sonography
DOI 10.1055/s-2006-939103
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Autor:innenA Bickel, C Maihöfner, MJ Hilz, J Heckmann
ZeitschriftKlinische Neurophysiologie
Ausgabe03/2006
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Aim: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is discussed as a source of paradoxical embolism in cryptogenic stroke. In clinical routine, PFO can be diagnosed either by echocardiography or by transcranial ultrasound after application of an ultrasonic contrast agent. It is commonly recommended to start the Valsalva maneuver (VM) 10s after injection of the contrast agent in the right antecubital vein. The observation that in patie…
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A Bickel, C Maihöfner, MJ Hilz, J Heckmann (2006) A modified Valsalva maneuver increases the detection rate of patent foramen ovale in transcranial sonography. Klinische Neurophysiologie (03). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-939103
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