"Foramen Ovale, Patent" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition in which the FORAMEN OVALE in the ATRIAL SEPTUM fails to close shortly after birth. This results in abnormal communications between the two upper chambers of the heart. An isolated patent ovale foramen without other structural heart defects is usually of no hemodynamic significance.
| Descriptor ID |
D054092
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.240.400.560.375.258 C14.280.400.560.375.258 C16.131.240.400.560.375.258
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Foramen Ovale, Patent".
- Diseases [C]
- Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
- Cardiovascular Abnormalities [C14.240]
- Heart Defects, Congenital [C14.240.400]
- Heart Septal Defects [C14.240.400.560]
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial [C14.240.400.560.375]
- Foramen Ovale, Patent [C14.240.400.560.375.258]
- Heart Diseases [C14.280]
- Heart Defects, Congenital [C14.280.400]
- Heart Septal Defects [C14.280.400.560]
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial [C14.280.400.560.375]
- Foramen Ovale, Patent [C14.280.400.560.375.258]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
- Cardiovascular Abnormalities [C16.131.240]
- Heart Defects, Congenital [C16.131.240.400]
- Heart Septal Defects [C16.131.240.400.560]
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial [C16.131.240.400.560.375]
- Foramen Ovale, Patent [C16.131.240.400.560.375.258]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Foramen Ovale, Patent".
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foramen Ovale, Patent" by people in Profiles.
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Neurologic complications of implantable devices. Handb Clin Neurol. 2021; 177:211-220.
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Active 46-year-old man with right-sided visual loss and no family history of stroke ยท Dx? J Fam Pract. 2017 Aug; 66(8):507-509.
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Minimally invasive video-assisted surgical closure of atrial septal defects: a safe approach. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2014 Oct; 5(4):527-33.
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The use of high-dose hydroxocobalamin for vasoplegic syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May; 97(5):1785-6.
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Increased risk of possible paradoxical embolic events in adults with ebstein anomaly and severe tricuspid regurgitation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb; 9(1):30-7.
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Stroke in sickle cell anemia: alternative etiologies. Pediatr Neurol. 2009 Aug; 41(2):124-6.