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Valsalva Maneuvers in Daily Life

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Valsalva maneuvers in daily life

Valsalva maneuvers in daily life include:

  1. Coughing
  2. Sneezing
  3. Squatting
  4. Defecation
  5. Micturition

These Valsalva maneuvers in daily life can produce transient right to left shunt across a patent foramen ovale with potential to cause paradoxical embolism.

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