PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN YOUNG STROKE PATIENTS

PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN YOUNG STROKE PATIENTS

The prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients presenting with non-haemorrhagic stroke or transient ischaemic attacks under the age of 40 years was determined by contrast echocardiography. Studies were performed at rest and with a Valsalva manoeuvre in 40 stroke patients and in an age and sex ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 1988, Vol.332 (8601), p.11-12
Hauptverfasser: Webster, M.W.I., Smith, H.J., Sharpe, D.N., Chancellor, A.M., Swift, D.L., Bass, N.M., Glasgow, G.L.
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Sprache:eng
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Medical research
Stroke
Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:The prevalence of patent foramen ovale in patients presenting with non-haemorrhagic stroke or transient ischaemic attacks under the age of 40 years was determined by contrast echocardiography. Studies were performed at rest and with a Valsalva manoeuvre in 40 stroke patients and in an age and sex matched control group. Right-to-left shunting was found in 20 (50%) of the stroke patients and 6 (15%) of the controls (p
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(88)92944-3