Open AccessPatent foramen ovale: is stroke due to paradoxical embolism?
Author(s) -
Danièle Ranoux,
A. Cohen,
Laure Cabanes,
Pierre Amarenco,
MarieGermaine Bousser,
JeanLouis Mas
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.24.1.31
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , paradoxical embolism , stroke (engine) , foramen ovale (heart) , embolism , cerebral embolism , cardiology , mechanical engineering , migraine , engineering
A patent foramen ovale has been reported to be significantly more frequent in young stroke patients than in matched control subjects, and paradoxical embolism has been suggested as the main mechanism of stroke in this situation. The present study was designed to test this hypothesis.
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