Managing Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in Adults With Cryptogenic Stroke and Lymphoma: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

​​Cryptogenic strokes are strokes with no clear underlying cause. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is believed to be one of the causes of cryptogenic strokes. To manage such cases, closing the PFO is usually considered an option. We report a case of a middle-aged male with lymphoma who presented with an a...

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Autores principales: Khalid, Noman, Abdullah, Muhammad, Ozgur, Sacide S, Elkattawy, Sherif, Shamoon, Fayez
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10337876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37448395
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40316
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author Khalid, Noman
Abdullah, Muhammad
Ozgur, Sacide S
Elkattawy, Sherif
Shamoon, Fayez
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description ​​Cryptogenic strokes are strokes with no clear underlying cause. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is believed to be one of the causes of cryptogenic strokes. To manage such cases, closing the PFO is usually considered an option. We report a case of a middle-aged male with lymphoma who presented with an altered mental status due to a stroke, which, on investigation, was found to be due to an underlying PFO. This report explores the factors that must be considered when making the decision to close the PFO and emphasizes the vital role of a multi-disciplinary team in determining the best course of action for patients with cryptogenic strokes.
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spelling pubmed-103378762023-07-13 Managing Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in Adults With Cryptogenic Stroke and Lymphoma: A Multidisciplinary Perspective Khalid, Noman Abdullah, Muhammad Ozgur, Sacide S Elkattawy, Sherif Shamoon, Fayez Cureus Cardiology ​​Cryptogenic strokes are strokes with no clear underlying cause. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is believed to be one of the causes of cryptogenic strokes. To manage such cases, closing the PFO is usually considered an option. We report a case of a middle-aged male with lymphoma who presented with an altered mental status due to a stroke, which, on investigation, was found to be due to an underlying PFO. This report explores the factors that must be considered when making the decision to close the PFO and emphasizes the vital role of a multi-disciplinary team in determining the best course of action for patients with cryptogenic strokes. Cureus 2023-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10337876/ /pubmed/37448395 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40316 Text en Copyright © 2023, Khalid et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short Managing Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in Adults With Cryptogenic Stroke and Lymphoma: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
title_sort managing patent foramen ovale (pfo) in adults with cryptogenic stroke and lymphoma: a multidisciplinary perspective
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