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. 2021 Jan 15;5(1):ytaa576.
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa576. eCollection 2021 Jan.

Patent foramen ovale and wake-up stroke

Robert M A van der Boon  1 , Marcel L Geleijnse  1 , Arend F L Schinkel  1
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Patent foramen ovale and wake-up stroke

Robert M A van der Boon et al. Eur Heart J Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Short-axis view in the mid-oesophageal position showing the right and left atrium (RA/LA), right ventricle (RV), and aortic valve (Ao). During snoring (increase of right atrial pressure), the inter-atrial septum becomes increasingly mobile revealing a patent foramen ovale.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Infusion of agitated saline during snoring confirms right to left shunt.
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