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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure. Let's Keep the Heart in Mind

Doff B. McElhinney MD^*

From the Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: doff.mcelhinney{at}cardio.chboston.org.

Key words: Editorials • atrium • heart defects, congenital • atrial septal defects • patent foramen ovale

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