The importance of detection and percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Departments of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. [email protected]
• ² Division of Cerebrovascular Disorders, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• ³ Departments of Medicine and Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• ⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• ⁵ Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia