Functional and anatomic characteristics of patent foramen ovale (PFO) were investigated in 66 professional scuba divers (41 with and 25 without decompression illness) using transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. PFO with right-to-left shunting at rest is associated with decompression illness, particularly the neurologic type. A wider patency diameter together with a higher membrane mobility are associated with the risk of developing the disease in divers with PFO. © 2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.
Identification of professional scuba divers with patent foramen ovale at risk for decompression illness / Domenico, Cartoni; DE CASTRO, Stefano; Giuliana, Valente; Corrado, Costanzo; Antonio, Pelliccia; Sergio, Beni; DI ANGELANTONIO, Emanuele; Papetti, Federica; L. V., Serdoz; Fedele, Francesco. - In: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0002-9149. - STAMPA. - 94:2(2004), pp. 270-273. [10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.084]
Identification of professional scuba divers with patent foramen ovale at risk for decompression illness
DE CASTRO, Stefano;DI ANGELANTONIO, EMANUELE;PAPETTI, FEDERICA;FEDELE, Francesco
2004
Abstract
Functional and anatomic characteristics of patent foramen ovale (PFO) were investigated in 66 professional scuba divers (41 with and 25 without decompression illness) using transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. PFO with right-to-left shunting at rest is associated with decompression illness, particularly the neurologic type. A wider patency diameter together with a higher membrane mobility are associated with the risk of developing the disease in divers with PFO. © 2004 by Excerpta Medica, Inc.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
