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Patent Foramen Ovale
The patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a normal interatrial communication during fetal life that persists after birth in approximately 1 of every 4 adults. PFO is a potential route for embolic transit from the systemic venous circulation to the brain. Though there is compelling circumstantial evidence implicating PFO, the precise role of PFO in the pathogenesis of cryptogenic stroke is not yet estab...
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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is not uncommondit appears in perhaps 10% to 25% of the populationdbut only a small percent of cases will produce any clinical sequelae, such as refractory hypoxia, orthodeoxia-platypnea syndrome, or migraine headaches. PFO is most notorious, however, for its association with paradoxical embolus and cryptogenic stroke (1). Conclusive proof of a causal relationship bet...
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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common developmental anomaly that allows for the passage of blood and other substances from the venous to the arterial circulation. The study of PFO closure has been challenging due to widely available off-label closures performed outside the clinical trial setting. To date, no study has demonstrated benefit of closure using intention-to-treat analyses. Secondary...
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Background—A causal relationship between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and migraine has been hypothesized, and improvement of migraine frequency and severity after percutaneous PFO closure has been reported. Population-based data on the relationship between PFO and migraine are sparse, however. The objective of this study was to examine the association between PFO and migraine among stroke-free in...
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A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a frequent remnant of embryological development with clinical importance in thromboembolism, paradoxical embolism, stroke, platypnea-orthodeoxia, decompression sickness, and migraine headache. The proposed mechanisms of stroke with PFO include paradoxical embolization, in situ thrombosis within the canal of the PFO, associated atrial arrhythmias, and concomitant ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Perspectives in Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2211-968X
DOI: 10.1016/j.permed.2012.03.003