Patent Foramen Ovale Size and Embolic Brain Imaging Findings Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke | Zendy

Michaela Steiner | Zendy; Marco R. Di Tullio | Zendy; Tatjana Rundek | Zendy; Robert Gan | Zendy; Xun Chen | Zendy; Chiara Liguori | Zendy; Michael Brainin | Zendy; Shunichi Homma | Zendy; Ralph L. Sacco | Zendy

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Patent Foramen Ovale Size and Embolic Brain Imaging Findings Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke

Author(s) -

Michaela Steiner,

Marco R. Di Tullio,

Tatjana Rundek,

Robert Gan,

Xun Chen,

Chiara Liguori,

Michael Brainin,

Shunichi Homma,

Ralph L. Sacco

Publication year - 1998

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.29.5.944

Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , stroke (engine) , embolism , paradoxical embolism , cardiology , embolic stroke , ischemic stroke , magnetic resonance imaging , transesophageal echocardiogram , radiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , migraine , engineering

Although the cause of stroke among patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be due to paradoxical cerebral embolism (PCE), this mechanism is often difficult to prove. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between brain imaging findings suggestive of embolism and PFO among ischemic stroke patients.

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