Is Moderate/Large Residual Shunt After PFO Closure Justifiable for a Patient with a Prior History of Cryptogenic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack?

A 36-year-old woman suffered from an embolic stroke of an undetermined source documented by magnetic resonance imaging with residual right arm weakness. She underwent percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with an 18/25 mm device in another center. One year later, the patient suffered from...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Heart Journal 2024/01/31, Vol.65(1), pp.146-151
Hauptverfasser:	Melillo, Francesco, Popusoi, Gregory, Frecentese, Francesca, Miano, Vittoria, Santoro, Alessandro, Tesorio, Tullio, Onorato, Eustaquio Maria
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Echocardiography Ischemia Magnetic resonance imaging Paradoxical embolism Patent foramen ovale associated with atrial septal aneurysm Recurrent embolic events Residual right-to-left shunt Shunts Stroke Transcatheter PFO closure Transcranial Doppler Transient ischemic attack Ultrasound
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