Open AccessTransesophageal Echocardiography in Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale
Author(s) -
Benjamin S. Wessler,
David E. Thaler,
Robin Ruthazer,
Christian Weimar,
Marco R. Di Tullio,
Mitchell S.V. Elkind,
Shunichi Homma,
Jennifer S. Lutz,
JeanLouis Mas,
Heinrich P. Mattle,
Bernhard Meier,
Krassen Nedeltchev,
Federica Papetti,
Emanuele Di Angelantonio,
Mark Reisman,
Joaquı́n Serena,
David M. Kent
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.113.000807
Subject(s) - patent foramen ovale , medicine , cardiology , transesophageal echocardiogram , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , shunt (medical) , migraine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with cryptogenic stroke (CS), although the pathogenicity of a discovered PFO in the setting of CS is typically unclear. Transesophageal echocardiography features such as PFO size, associated hypermobile septum, and presence of a right-to-left shunt at rest have all been proposed as markers of risk. The association of these transesophageal echocardiography features with other markers of pathogenicity has not been examined.
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