European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on October 16, 2007
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm436
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Pulmonary thromboembolism and temporary patent foramen ovalis: ischaemic stroke due to paradox embolism
Department of Cardiology, Santa Rita Clinical Institute, Via Catalani 4, 20131 Milan, Italy
* Corresponding author. Tel: +39 02 23933020; fax: +39 02 23933087. E-mail address: heart@casadicura-santarita.it, gianfrancoaprigliano@hotmail.com
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