Open AccessPatent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic Stroke
Author(s) -
Alawi AlsheikhAli,
David E. Thaler,
David M. Kent
Publication year - 2009
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/strokeaha.109.547828
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , foramen ovale (heart) , stroke (engine) , cardiology , migraine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is significantly associated with cryptogenic stroke (CS). However, even in patients with CS, a PFO can be an incidental finding. We sought to estimate the probability that a PFO in a patient with CS is incidental.
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