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Cardiac foramen ovale

Known as: Bottalo's foramen, Foramen, Oval, Foramen ovale cordis 
An opening in the wall between the right and the left upper chambers (HEART ATRIA) of a fetal heart. Oval foramen normally closes soon after birth… 
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Blood supply aspectsForamen Ovale, PatentMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

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Heartembryo and fetus

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Migraine Intervention With STARFlex Technology (MIST) Trial: A Prospective, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure With…
Background— Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is prevalent in patients with migraine with aura. Observational studies show that PFO… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Paradoxical Embolism
Background—Percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) is used as an alternative to surgery or long-term… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical embolism: long-term risk of recurrent thromboembolic events.
BACKGROUND Patients with a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and paradoxical embolism are at risk for recurrent thromboembolic events… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Patent Foramen Ovale as a Risk Factor for Cryptogenic Stroke
OBJECTIVE To determine and compare the prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients with stroke of undetermined origin… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Diagnosis of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography and association with cerebral and peripheral embolic events.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Ultrasonographic velocimetry of the fetal ductus venosus
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
PATENT FORAMEN OVALE AND DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS IN DIVERS
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The structural basis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn infant.
Review
1977
Review
1977
Fetal and neonatal pulmonary circulation.
During fetal life, gas exchange is carried out in the placenta. The lung does not have a physiological role, apart from possible… 
Review
1956
Review
1956
A study of 356 carcinoids of the gastrointestinal tract; report of four new cases of the carcinoid syndrome.
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