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Patent foramen ovale with sail-like Eustachian valve causing recurrent strokes

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Abbreviations

IVC:

Inferior vena cava

LA:

Left atrium

PFO:

Patent foramen ovale

RA:

Right atrium

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  1. Schuchlens HW, Saurer G, Weihs W, Rehak P. Persisting Eustachian valve in adults: relation with patent foramen ovale and cerebrovascular events. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004;17:231–3.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan

    Rie Nakayama, Yoichi Takaya, Teiji Akagi, Fumi Yokohama, Takashi Miki & Hiroshi Ito

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Video 1 Saline contrast transesophageal echocardiography at rest shows microbubbles flowing toward the PFO along the Eustachian valve. PFO = patent foramen ovale (MP4 648 KB)

Video 2 Saline contrast transesophageal echocardiography during the Valsalva maneuver shows a large number of microbubbles passing into the LA through the PFO. LA = left atrium, PFO = patent foramen ovale (MP4 644 KB)

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Nakayama, R., Takaya, Y., Akagi, T. et al. Patent foramen ovale with sail-like Eustachian valve causing recurrent strokes. Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 38, 264–265 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-022-00887-7

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