Patent foramen ovale and embolic stroke "en flagrant délit"

Author Department

Surgery

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

4-1-2012

Abstract

Proof of a causal relationship between a patent fossa ovale and cryptogenic stroke has been controversial (Yasaka et al, Intern Med 2005;44:434-8). The authors identified 1 patient in whom the presence of a large migrating thrombus through a moderate-size patent fossa ovale was caught "en flagrant délit," which suggests a direct pathogenic role.

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