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Cerebral Infarction in Conjunction With Patent Foramen Ovale and May‐Thurner Syndrome
Author(s) -
Greer David M.,
Buonanno Ferdinando S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2001.tb00074.x
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , may–thurner syndrome , stroke (engine) , cerebral infarction , deep vein , embolus , cardiology , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , foramen ovale (heart) , embolism , radiology , surgery , ischemia , mechanical engineering , percutaneous , engineering
Stroke patients with paradoxical embolus mandate a search for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the lower extremities. Iliac vein compression, or May‐Thurner syndrome, places certain patients at risk for development of DVT. The authors present 3 stroke patients with patent foramen ovale and paradoxical cerebral embolism, with demonstrated iliac vein compression as the presumed source of their embolus. May‐Thurner syndrome should be considered a potential source of clot, as definitive therapy of this disorder can be curative.