Prior Stroke in PFO Patients Is Associated With Both PFO-Related and -Unrelated Factors

Prior Stroke in PFO Patients Is Associated With Both PFO-Related and -Unrelated Factors

Background and Purpose: To identify factors associated with prior stroke at presentation in patients with cryptogenic stroke (CS) and patent foramen ovale (PFO).Methods: We studied cross-sectional data from the International PFO Consortium Study (NCT00859885). Patients with first-ever stroke and tho...

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Main Authors: Timo Kahles, Patrik Michel, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Franz R. Eberli, Marialuisa Zedde, Vincent Thijs, Markus Kraemer, Stefan T. Engelter, Joaquin Serena, Christian Weimar, Achim Mallmann, Andreas Luft, Dimitri Hemelsoet, David E. Thaler, Andreas Müller-Eichelberg, Adinda De Pauw, Roman Sztajzel, Carmel Armon, David M. Kent, Bernhard Meier, Heinrich P. Mattle, Urs Fischer, Marcel Arnold, Marie-Luise Mono, Krassen Nedeltchev, for the International PFO Consortium NCT00859885
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
patent foramen ovale
PFO
right-to-left shunt
cryptogenic stroke
prior stroke
risk factor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00503/full

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