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Population-based assessment of familial inheritance and neurologic comorbidities among patients with an isolated atrial septal defect.
Congenital heart disease - 1 Jan 2000
Steenblik Matthew H, Mineau Geraldine P, Pimentel Richard, Michaels Andrew D
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BACKGROUND: Interatrial shunts, caused by either atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale, have been reported to have a familial association. We sought to examine the familial risk of isolated interatrial shunt and explore associated comorbidities of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and migraine using a population database. METHODS: The Utah Population Database is linked to inpatient and...
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