Meier, Bernhard (2015). Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale, easy does it. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions, 86(1), pp. 113-114. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1002/ccd.26046
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Closure of the patent foramen ovale does not benefit from echocardiographic guidance in the majority of cases. Guiding these procedures with fluoroscopy only reduces procedure time, radiation exposure, and amount of contrast medium. There is a clear trend to abandon echocardiographic guidance for this procedure over time and with growing experience.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Meier, Bernhard |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1522-1946 |
Publisher: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Daria Vogelsang |
Date Deposited: |
24 Feb 2016 16:37 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:53 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1002/ccd.26046 |
PubMed ID: |
26013946 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.78563 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/78563 |
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