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Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 11:02:59 -0500
To: George Irvine <gmiiii@in*.co*>
From: Bill Elliott <bill@nw*.co*>
Subject: PFO's
Cc: Techdiver@terra.net


George or any of you medical types,

        I know you recommend (in fact "require" I think) testing for blood
shunting in a PFO condition for WKPP divers.  I understand your reasoning,
my question is:

        What is the test for a bubble shunting between chambers and do you
know if any ole' hospital and doctor can do it, or is it a realatively
complex proceedure to test for, and only larger hospitals could do it?  Also
do you also get tested for an intra-cardiac shunt or only right to left
shunting and is this part of the same test proceedure?

Thanks,

Bill Elliott

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