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Patent foramen ovale: is it an incidental finding to ignore or a disease to follow?

Part of: Echocardiography Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2020

Maria Ossa-Galvis ,
Seshadri Balaji  and
Sethuraman Swaminathan Open the ORCID record for Sethuraman Swaminathan [Opens in a new window]
Maria Ossa-Galvis
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Seshadri Balaji
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Sethuraman Swaminathan*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Dr S. Swaminathan, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12th Ave, North Wing Rm 109, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Tel: +305-585-6683; Fax: +305-324-6012. E-mail: sswami@miami.edu
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Abstract

The authors briefly present two clinical cases and discuss the approach to the management of an incidental finding of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in a young child. We discuss the current controversies in the management of PFO in this age group.

Keywords

Patent foramen ovaleoutpatient cardiologypractice perspectives

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , March 2021 , pp. 468 - 470
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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