Patent foramen ovale in an elderly male with multiple embolic infarcts

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 de...

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Autores principales: Aarli, Sander Johan, Kråkenes, Jostein, Omdal, Tom Roar, Waje‐Andreassen, Ulrike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1852

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30564337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1852

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