Abstract
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) represents a potential path for paradoxical embolism and is associated with cryptogenic stroke. It has been suggested that because a PFO represents a repairable lesion (by surgical or transcatheter methods), repair may be the optimal treatment to prevent recurrent stroke. This report describes a patient with recurrent neurologic and peripheral embolic events, which occurred approximately 6 months after the surgical closure of a PFO. The diagnosis of an intra-atrial thrombus with a small residual PFO was made by subsequent transesophageal echocardiography. Thrombus formation at the closure site needs to be considered in a patient with recurrent embolic events after closure of a PFO. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2001;14:63-6.).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-66 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine