Patent foramen ovale-associated stroke repeatedly misdiagnosed as cerebral small vessel disease: A case report

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most commonly used screening method for cardiac structural abnormalities. However, it may lead to a missed diagnosis of partial patent foramen ovale (PFO)-associated stroke. A 60-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for recurrent left limb weakness w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicine (Baltimore) 2023-03, Vol.102 (11), p.e32996-e32996
Hauptverfasser:	Zhang, Yiwen, Zhu, Ruihan, Yu, Zhenzhen, Hou, Songqi, Niu, Jianping
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases - complications Clinical Case Report Diagnostic Errors - adverse effects Echocardiography - methods Echocardiography, Transesophageal - methods Foramen Ovale, Patent - diagnosis Foramen Ovale, Patent - diagnostic imaging Humans Male Middle Aged Stroke - complications Stroke - etiology
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