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- Title
Patent foramen ovale in an elderly male with multiple embolic infarcts.
- Authors
Aarli, Sander Johan; Kråkenes, Jostein; Omdal, Tom Roar; Waje‐Andreassen, Ulrike
- Abstract
Key Clinical Message: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with embolic stroke, particularly in younger patients. In older patients, atrial fibrillation is a more common cause of embolic stroke. A PFO may be considered culpable at higher age when other potential embolic sources are absent or after recurrent stroke despite prophylactic treatment. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with embolic stroke, particularly in younger patients. In older patients, atrial fibrillation is a more common cause of embolic stroke. A PFO may be considered culpable at higher age when other potential embolic sources are absent or after recurrent stroke despite prophylactic treatment.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation; OLDER patients
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 12, p2403
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.1852