Silent cerebral emboli following percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect in pediatric patients: a diffusion-weighted MRI study

Silent cerebral emboli following percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect in pediatric patients: a diffusion-weighted MRI study

PURPOSEThe aim of this prospective study was to investigate the incidence of silent cerebrovascular embolic events associated with percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) in pediatric patients.METHODSA total of 23 consecutive pediatric patients (mean age, 10.4±3.8 years; range, 4–17 years...

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Main Authors: Gonca Koç, Abdullah Özyurt, Selim Doğanay, Ali Baykan, S. Burcu Görkem, M. Sait Doğan, Özge Pamukçu, Kazım Üzüm, Abdulhakim Coşkun, Nazmi Narin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-01-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/silent-cerebral-emboli-following-percutaneous-clos/55592

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