Simultaneous treatment of patent foramen ovale and pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in a patient with paradoxical embolism

^aDivision of Cardiology, S. Eugenio Hospital, ASL RM C, Rome, Italy

^bDivision of Cardiology, IRCCS San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

Received 30 January, 2007

Revised 26 April, 2007

Accepted 8 May, 2007

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