General Internal Medicine

Patent Foramen Ovale

Questions discussed in this category

Are there any indications to close a PFO during pregnancy if a woman had a cryptogenic stroke in her first trimester?

1 Answer available

Would you recommend PFO closure in patients >60 years old with presumed paradoxical embolism as their mechanism of stroke?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

The New England journal of medicine, 2013-03-21

Closure of patent foramen ovale versus medical therapy after cryptogenic stroke.

Neurology, 2013-08-13

An index to identify stroke-related vs incidental patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke.

The New England journal of medicine, 2017-09-14

Long-Term Outcomes of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy after Stroke.

Circ Cardiovasc Interv, 2022 Jun 23

Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Older Patients With Cryptogenic Thromboembolic Events.

JAMA, 2021 Dec 14

Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in an Analysis of Pooled Individual Patient Data From Randomized Trials of Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale After Stroke.

JAMA Neurol, 2020 Jul 01

Proposal for Updated Nomenclature and Classification of Potential Causative Mechanism in Patent Foramen Ovale-Associated Stroke.

JAMA Neurol, 2022 Nov 01

Association of Atrial Septal Aneurysm and Shunt Size With Stroke Recurrence and Benefit From Patent Foramen Ovale Closure.

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