Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 248-250 , October 2007

Incidence of extracerebral paradoxical embolisms in patients with intracardiac shunts

  • Gianluca Rigatelli

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Massimo Giordan

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Gabriele Braggion

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Silvio Aggio

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Mauro Chinaglia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Luca Zattoni

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Tranquillo Milan

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy
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  • Paolo Cardaioli

      Affiliations

    • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Management Program, Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Endoluminal Interventions Unit, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy

Received 29 January 2007 ,Revised 22 February 2007 ,Accepted 1 March 2007.

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PII: S1553-8389(07)00045-0

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.03.001

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 248-250 , October 2007

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