High Frequency of Silent Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale | Zendy

Christian Tanislav | Zendy; Maximilian Puille | Zendy; W. Pabst | Zendy; Frank Reichenberger | Zendy; Mathias Grebe | Zendy; Max Nedelmann | Zendy; Manfred Kaps | Zendy; Jens Allendörfer | Zendy

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High Frequency of Silent Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale

Author(s) -

Christian Tanislav,

Maximilian Puille,

W. Pabst,

Frank Reichenberger,

Mathias Grebe,

Max Nedelmann,

Manfred Kaps,

Jens Allendörfer

Publication year - 2011

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.110.601575

Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , paradoxical embolism , cardiology , foramen secundum , stroke (engine) , thrombosis , foramen ovale (heart) , fossa ovalis , deep vein , pulmonary embolism , venous thrombosis , atrial fibrillation , surgery , migraine , mechanical engineering , left atrium , engineering

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE) prove venous embolic activity and enforce the suspicion of paradoxical embolism in patients with stroke with patent foramen ovale. Because it has implications in secondary prevention, we investigated the frequency of silent PE in such a cohort of patients.

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