Does persistent (patent) foramen ovale closure reduce the risk of recurrent decompression sickness in scuba divers?

INTRODUCTION: Interatrial communication is associated with an increased risk of decompression sickness (DCS) in scuba diving. It has been proposed that there would be a decreased risk of DCS after closure of the interatrial communication, i.e., persistent (patent) foramen ovale (PFO). However, the c...

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Published in:Diving Hyperb Med
Main Authors: Edvinsson, Björn, Thilén, Ulf, Nielsen, Niels Erik, Christersson, Christina, Dellborg, Mikael, Eriksson, Peter, Hlebowicz, Joanna
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society and the European Underwater and Baromedical Society 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8313773/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33761542
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.28920/dhm51.1.63-67
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