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Some Practical Points About Patent Foramen Ovale Conditions that May Not Be Covered in the Rest of the Book
1David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Cardiology Clinics
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This introductory article provides many key lessons that I have learned in my 23 years of studying patent foramen ovale (PFO). It discusses issues related to the diagnosis, clinical presentation, and treatment of PFO.
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