| Document ID (ISN) | 53826 |
| CIS number |
90-843 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Moon R.E., Camporesi E.M., Kisslo J.A. |
| Title |
Patent foramen ovale and decompression sickness in divers |
| Bibliographic information |
11 Mar. 1989, Vol.1, No.8637, p.513-514. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
Examination of 30 patients (all professional or sport scuba divers) with a history of decompression sickness showed that the presence of patent foramen ovale, even in the absence of other evidence of cardiac disease, seems to be a risk factor for the development of decompression disease in divers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
decompression sickness; heart diseases; diving |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
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| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hyperbaric pressure
Cardiovascular diseases
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