Patent Foramen Ovale May Be Causal for the First Stroke but Unrelated to Subsequent Ischemic Events
Author(s) -
MarieLuise Mono,
Laura Geister,
Aekaterini Galimanis,
Simon Jung,
Fabien Praz,
Marcel Arnold,
Urs Fischer,
Stefan Wolff,
Oliver Findling,
Stephan Windecker,
Andreas Wahl,
Bernhard Meier,
Heinrich P. Mattle,
Krassen Nedeltchev
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.111.619577
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , patent foramen ovale , stroke (engine) , clopidogrel , aspirin , cardiology , surgery , percutaneous , mechanical engineering , engineering
Studies with very long follow-up are scarce in patients with cryptogenic stroke and patent foramen ovale (PFO). Little is known about the etiology of recurrent cerebrovascular events (CVE) in PFO patients.
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