Open AccessOdyssey of Patent Foramen Ovale: Closure in Cryptogenic Stroke: The Canary in the Coal Mine of Clinical Trials?
Author(s) -
Vemulapalli Sreekanth,
Patel Manesh R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.118.009558
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , stroke (engine) , clinical trial , cardiology , thrombolysis , pediatrics , surgery , myocardial infarction , migraine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cryptogenic stroke is defined as a symptomatic cerebral infarct for which no probable cause is identified after a standard diagnostic workup. They may be more common in younger patients,[1][1] in whom traditional stroke and atherosclerotic risk factors are less common, although there is no