Avtor/Urednik		Koželj, Mirta; Novak-Antolič, Živa; Grad, Anton; Peternel, Polona
Naslov		Patent foramen ovale as a potential cause of paradoxical embolism in the postpartum period
Tip		članek
Vir		Eur J Obstet, Gynecol, Reprod Biol
Vol. in št.		Letnik 84
Leto izdaje		1999
Obseg		str. 55-7
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		We report a case of previously healthy woman who suffered cerebral embolism after delivery. Echocardiography with contrast medium confirmed the patent foramen ovale (PFO). PFO may be a mechanism of paradoxical embolism causing a transient ischemic attack or stroke.
Deskriptorji		HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL CEREBRAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA, TRANSIENT PREGNANCY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL