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J Vasc Access
; 16(6): 533-6, 2015.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26515536
ABSTRACT
Percutaneous interventions to maintain or re-establish patent vascular access are common and often necessary for patients on hemodialysis. This case illustrates an extremely rare but potentially devastating complication of one of these procedures: cerebrovascular insult due to paradoxical embolism in the setting of a patent foramen ovale.