Patent foramen ovale (PFO), stroke and pregnancy

Patent foramen ovale (PFO)-related stroke is increasingly recognized as an important etiology of ischemic embolic stroke—accounting for up to 50% of strokes previously considered ‘cryptogenic’ or with an unknown mechanism. As a ‘back door to the brain,’ PFO can allow venous clots to enter arterial c...

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Published in:J Investig Med
Main Authors: Chen, Lei, Deng, Wenjun, Palacios, Igor, Inglessis-Azuaje, Ignacio, McMullin, David, Zhou, Dong, Lo, Eng H, Buonanno, Ferdinando, Ning, MingMing
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083869/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26988903
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jim-2016-000103
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