Echocardiography – techniques and pitfalls whilst diagnosing persistent (patent) foramen ovale as a risk factor in divers with a history of decompression sickness

The case of a diver with a history of decompression sickness (DCS) after recreational scuba diving is presented. Cutis marmorata, a subtype of cutaneous DCS, has been consistently associated with the presence of a persistent (patent) foramen ovale (PFO) as a risk factor. Diagnostic uncertainty arose...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diving Hyperb Med
Hauptverfasser: Azzopardi, Charles P, Magri, Kurt, Borg, Alex, Schembri, Jake, Sammut, Jonathan
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society and the European Underwater and Baromedical Society 2021
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Case Report
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8313782/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33761549
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.28920/dhm51.1.98-102
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