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Risks of Tumor Embolization in the Presence of an Unrecognized Patent Foramen Ovale: Case Report AJNR 23:982-984, Horowitz,M.B.,et al, 2002 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract A patent foramen ovale (PFO) if a fairly common septal defect in the general population. Paradoxical embolization through a PFO is a known cause of stroke. Preprocedural recognition of a PFO in a patient undergoing particulate arterial emb olization can help reduce the risk of cerebral infarction.

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