Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, 1001 S McAllister Ave, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics, ...

Imagine working for decades pioneering a new technology — a more energy-efficient lightbulb, say, or a new life-saving medical device — only to have your invention stolen and released on the ...

Background/objective: Little is known about the long-term clinical course and management of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) treated by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting. Methods: We ...

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I’m going to talk about an issue of enormous importance. The U.S. patent system feels to me an awful lot like the Titanic right now, and it feels like we’re ...

PFO's portfolio is heavily invested in financial institutions with a tilt toward investment-grade quality and paying primarily qualified distributions. This idea was discussed in more depth with ...

New-onset migraine was noted in ten patients. ASD: Atrial septal defect; NA: Not assessed; NR: Not reported; PFO: Patent foramen ovale. The following arguments support the hypothesis that ...

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ASA is also commonly associated with congenital heart defects, such as atrial septal defects (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (PFO). If you have related heart problems, you may also experience the ...

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability worldwide, with approximately 30% of strokes remaining cryptogenic. One potential important etiology is a patent foramen ovale (PFO), which ...

TTE, done with a saline bubble test, can be useful in diagnosing a clinically relevant intracardiac shunt through a patent foramen ovale (PFO), at rest and after Valsalva maneuver. The contrast ...

Figure 1. Transthoracic echocardiogram (subcostal view) showing the atrial septal aneurysm (red arrows). Note the hyperechoic area within the atrial septal aneurysm suggestive of thrombus. There have ...

Similar search strategies and inclusion criteria were used in the original (up to 1995) and updated reviews (1995 to 2000). 7 Studies were included if they compared any of the following policies: ...